Ms Paterson's Hollywood dreams came to a screeching halt at the end of last year when sports psychologist husband Dr. Simon Marshall, was diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer .
The screenwriter was the toast of Hollywood as the movie she fought to be adapted for the big screen, 'All Quiet on the Western Front', won four Oscars, including best foreign film.
Five-times world champion triathlete Lesley Paterson was the toast of Hollywood but the star's dreams came to an abrupt halt at the end of last year when her husband Dr Simon Marshall was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer Prince William, Prince of Wales meets Lesley Paterson and Daniel Dreifuss onstage after the BAFTAs at The Royal Festival Hall on February 19, 2023Ms Paterson's First World War movie, All Quiet on the Western Front won a record seven BAFTAs, including best film and best adapted screenplay. Pictured: Paterson poses with fellow screenwriter Ian Stokell with their BAFTAs in February 2023
The triathlete used her winnings from a race in Costa Rica, which she entered despite having a broken shoulder, to buy the film rights and invested more than £165,000 over 16 years before seeing her dream become reality when Netflix agreed to make the movie as a German-language project. Lesley Paterson at the 28th Annual Critics Choice Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on January 15, 2023, in LA
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