Emmerdale actor shows off huge facial scar after getting deadly skin cancer removed and sends urgent warning to fans

AN EMMERDALE histrion contiguous showed disconnected a immense scar connected his face, aft revealing helium had an op to region deadly tegument cancer.

The soap star, 54, bravely opened up astir his health conflict and issued an informing to fans.

Actor Liam Fox, who is known for playing Dan Spencer connected the Emmerdale, revealed past week that helium had undergone a process to person the crab removed.

The prima said helium had been diagnosed with having basal compartment carcinoma, which is simply a benignant of skin cancer that tin hap anyplace successful the assemblage but chiefly areas that are exposed to the sun.

Posting a photograph connected Instagram with a plaster connected his head, helium wrote: "Been waiting ages to person a basal compartment carcinoma removed… yet sorted astatine the fabulous plastic surgery dept astatine #StHelens #Hospital …what an perfectly superb amusive affable team."

ON THE MEND

Today, the soap prima gave fans an update connected however helium was doing pursuing the process to region the cancerous cells.

Again posting connected Instagram, helium shared a representation of himself with a scar connected the near manus broadside of his forehead.

Writing next to the photo, helium said: "ust changing the dressing aft my #carcenoma removal and thought I’d station the picture.

"Nice enactment from #sthelens NHS England."

WARNING TO FANS

The histrion besides utilized the accidental to contented a informing to fans astir the dangers of excessively overmuch sun.

"Another reminder to screen up," Liam said.

"I’ve been utilizing plentifulness of prima surface for decades, this could apt beryllium harm from my teens erstwhile I didn’t deliberation astir the dangers #SkinCancerAwareness #coverup."

The prima ended the connection connected a light-hearted enactment and quipped: !At slightest I’m cleanable for gangster castings now!"

BECOMING AN EMMERDALE STAR

Liam changeable to fame connected Emmerdale successful 2011 playing Dan, the estranged hubby of Ali Spencer (Kelli Hollis).

He was initially contracted for 8 episodes, but helium was aboriginal promoted to the main cast.

Liam played Dan for 12 years earlier leaving the soap successful an explosive storyline erstwhile saw his quality jailed for 8 years.

Speaking astatine the clip of his exit successful 2023, helium told the Liverpool Echo: "It doesn't substance what occupation you do, aft a definite magnitude of clip you conscionable request a alteration of country for a bit."

Liam went onto uncover that helium felt "lucky" to person been portion of the amusement for truthful long.

He said: "I went successful for 8 episodes and I ended up doing 1,000. You larn your commercialized successful a spot similar that.

"I've inactive got plentifulness of mates determination and mates who aren't connected the amusement anymore, who I'm inactive pally with."