You, Me and the Big C star iAmLaurenMahon's cancer survival story is being made into a TV series
in 2016 when she was just 31 years old. It won’t surprise you that this was a devastating moment in her life, but the reaction she had to it just might.where younger women struggling with cancer could support each other; designed a range of T-shirts to raise money for cancer charities; wrote about her experiences candidly and hilariously on her Girl vs Cancer blog, and became co-host of BBC podcastShe also drummed up thousands of followers on her journey.
Mahon explained more about the news on Instagram, writing: “[I] wanted to let you know that the Girl vs Cancer story has been optioned by team Lime Pictures! What the fuck did I just type?!” She continues to give a few details about who else will be working on the project, naming the “insanely talented” Furquan Akhtar as writer and BAFTA-winning Louise Sutton as producer.
“They’re set on bringing my last three years to TV screens across the nation with dark humour, inspiration and awareness. It’s blown my muthafuckin’ mind. Actually crying constructing this caption. It’s been the most challenging time of my life. I’ve only tried to have it make me not break me.Hardly any details have been released about what we can expect from the TV offering, except that the programme will be a fictionalised telling of Mahon’s experience with cancer.
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