Rita Tushingham recalls daughter’s ‘devastating’ breast cancer diagnosis

Rita Tushingham recalls daughter’s ‘devastating’ breast cancer diagnosis (Yui Mok/PA)

Rita Tushingham says she felt like she had been “picked up and thrown against a wall” after finding out about her 33-year-old daughter’s stage three breast cancer diagnosis.

The actress, 80, praised her daughter Aisha Bicknell’s strength in handling the news and said it had been important to “be in the moment” when supporting her.