Editing Julie Walters (section)

===Illness===
Walters was diagnosed with [[Cancer staging#stage III|stage III]] [[bowel cancer]] in 2018. Having had surgery and [[chemotherapy]], she entered remission. This meant that she had to be cut from certain scenes in ''[[The Secret Garden (2020 film)|The Secret Garden]]'' and also had to miss the premiere of ''[[Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/feb/20/julie-walters-bowel-cancer-diagnosis-the-secret-garden|title=Julie Walters reveals bowel cancer diagnosis |newspaper=The Guardian|date=20 February 2020}}</ref> Walters did not announce her illness to the public until February 2020, when she said in an interview with [[Victoria Derbyshire]] that she would be taking a step back from acting, particularly from large and demanding film roles. Later that year, however, she stated that she would make an exception for roles that she was 'really engaged' with, including ''Mamma Mia 3!'', which was in development as of 2021.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/film/article/julie-walters-i-dont-want-to-work-again-unless-theres-a-mamma-mia-3-fdn0dxsn3 |title=Julie Walters: 'I don't want to work again . . . unless there's a Mamma Mia 3' &#124; Times2 |work=The Times |date=2020-10-19 |access-date=2021-03-15|last1=Maher |first1=Kevin }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Ellise Shafer |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/mamma-mia-three-new-movie-trilogy-abba-1234643611/ |title='Mamma Mia!' Producer Teases Third Film: It's 'Meant to Be a Trilogy' |publisher=Variety |date=2020-06-20 |accessdate=2021-03-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/julie-walters-return-to-acting-for-mamma-mia-3#:~:text=Earlier%20this%20year%2C%20Julie%20Walters,was%20%22really%20engaged%22%20with.|title=Julie Walters Says She'll Return to Acting on One Condition|date=19 October 2020 }}</ref>

In March 2023, Walters announced she had withdrawn from appearing in a new Channel 4 drama, ''Truelove'', due to ill health. She was replaced in the show by [[Lindsay Duncan]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Julie Walters Pulls Out Of Channel 4 Drama 'Truelove' Due To Ill Health, Replaced By Lindsay Duncan |url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/julie-walters-lindsay-duncan-truelove-charlie-covell-iain-weatherby-the-end-of-the-fucking-world-bbc-studios-1235272847/ |website=Deadline |date=28 February 2023 |access-date=2 March 2023}}</ref>