Published: 14:18 BST, 24 August 2026 | Updated: 14:45 BST, 24 August 2026
Lucy Davis was supported by her father Jasper Carrott as she made her first public appearance since revealing her cancer diagnosis.
The Office star, 53, announced earlier this month that she's been diagnosed with incurable stage four breast cancer and 'doesn't know how long she has left'.
The actress put on a brave face on Saturday as she attended the For the Love of Fantasy & Sci-Fi convention at London's ExCeL, where she reunited with her Shaun Of The Dead co-star, Simon Pegg, and the film's director, Edgar Wright.
Lucy beamed as she slowly made her way onto the stage after previously admitting that 'standing and walking for too long a time can be hard, and I need to use a wheelchair sometimes'.
She had a proud supporter backstage as her comedian dad Jasper, 81, was seen looking through a window as his daughter made her entrance.
Jasper told the Daily Mail last week that he is 'hopeful' for his daughter's 'future' and that he has 'been supporting her in every way possible since her diagnosis'.
Lucy Davis was supported by her father Jasper Carrott as she made her first public appearance since revealing her cancer diagnosis
The actress put on a brave face on Saturday as she attended the For the Love of Fantasy & Sci-Fi convention at London's ExCeL where Jasper was spotted watching from backstage
Fans were delighted to see Lucy, commenting on an Instagram video of her appearance: 'Love and best wishes to Lucy and massive respect for managing to appear on stage.'
'Credit to Lucy for pushing through and doing this. See Jasper there keeping watch. Really feel for them,' agreed another, whilst another commented that it was 'heartbreaking watching Lucy struggling to walk'.
During her appearance on Saturday, Lucy called her fans her 'second family', as she shared a poignant message about never giving up.
She told the crowd: 'It’s like this whole second family you never knew you had. Everyone is like a community, friendly, supportive of us, but you guys and each other. So I’m quite hopeful about that, to be honest.
'We need a bit more niceness in the world, and we get it here. So I’m grateful for you guys.'
When asked what advice she would give to someone trying to break into the film industry, she shared: 'Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t do or be anything that you want to do or be.
