Lee shared an update with his fans (Picture: Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)
Grange Hill legend Lee MacDonald, best known for his role as Zammo McGuire in the cult BBC One Soap, has announced he is battling skin cancer.
The actor, 56, appeared as troubled school pupil Zammo between 1982 and 1987, and was the face behind their infamous ‘Just Say No’ campaign that raised awareness of peer pressure surrounding drug abuse.
In 2019, he starred in EastEnders as Terry, a bus driver that Mick Carter (Danny Dyer) tracked down to buy Spice Girls tickets from when the two both entered the same radio competition.
Taking to X/Twitter, Lee shared the news with his fans: ‘Went to the doctors today to check an unusual spot on my face! Doctor says it’s cancer!’ he said.
‘As we older please keep an eye on anything unusual and hopefully get it looked at early!!! Booked in to get it sorted over the next couple of days!’
Zammo was one of Grange Hill’s most iconic characters (Picture: BBC/PA)
Five years ago he had a guest role in EastEnders (Picture: BBC/PA)
His shock diagnosis was met with a number of supportive comments who wished him well.
As Zammo in the much-missed children’s drama, one of his biggest storylines saw him spiral into a heroin addiction, and later overdose on a bathroom floor.
In response to the plot, which was highly controversial at the time, cast recorded a Top 10 hit, that was performed in The White House in 1986.
Source:: Metro
