Television personality Maddy Anholt died one year after she was diagnosed with a “rare and aggressive brain cancer”, her family has said. She was 35 years old.
Maddy Anholt, our cherished daughter, sister, twin, companion, wife, and mother, passed away on September 13 at the age of 35, her family said in a statement released on Thursday morning (14 September).
Maddy was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of brain cancer soon after the birth of her amazing daughter Opal last year. She managed the subsequent surgery and treatment with remarkable grace and courage, accompanied by her family and Ben, her devoted spouse,” they added.
The statement was published on a GoFundMe page established to support Opal, who is one.
Anholt, who starred in a number of sitcoms including Sunny D, Jerk, and The Emily Atack Show, spent her final weeks at her parents’ residence, Sunflower House, “surrounded by love and tranquility, and the sounds of nature.”
Her family thanked “the countless nurses, doctors, and the NHS as a whole” for treating Anholt “with unwavering dignity and compassion.”
“We would like to thank the extraordinary team at Seaton Hospice at Home, who exemplify compassion, professionalism, and affection,” the statement continued.
Anholt was invited to become an ambassador for the Women’s Aid Federation of England after the publication of her first nonfiction book, How to Leave Your Psychopath, which is about escaping abusive relationships.
“How to Leave Your Psychopath is a candid account of the complex, subtle nature of coercive control and abusive relationships from comedian Maddy Anholt, who – until her eyes were opened – had spent her entire dating life trapped in them,” reads the synopsis.
Anholt described her suffering in the aftermath of an abusive relationship in a first-person essay for Mail Online, adding that she was “broken” as a result.
“I’d completely lost myself. “I had lost so much weight – three stone in less than six months – that my periods ceased,” she wrote. My limbs were covered in psoriasis scars. I rarely communicated with family and acquaintances. I was devoted to an individual who was internally poisoning me.”
In addition to acting, Anholt made regular appearances on the ITV daytime program This Morning and taught several public speaking masterclasses using the techniques she learned as an actor and comedian.
In her final Instagram post before her death, Anholt revealed that she had been working on a fiction book published by UCLan Publishing’s adult fiction imprint, which focuses on “books written for women.”
“Among other things, we’ve been quietly working on this,” Anholt’s caption read. “Watch this space,” as the adage goes.
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