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JULIE’S BOTTOM LINE

WE KNOW her as irrepressible Rosie in Mamma Mia!, the ballet teacher with a heart of gold in Billy Elliot, the mouthy working-class sweetheart in Educating Rita and Ron Weasley’s no-nonsense mom in the Harry Potter films.

Through each movie runs a common thread: Julie Walters’ twinkly sense of humour, which always seems as if it’s about to bubble over in a froth of fun.

And this was evident again recently when she shared something that isn’t funny at all: the 69-year-old actress has been battling stage 3 bowel cancer.

The veteran British actress broke

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