Denise Scott has revealed how she accidentally drank hand sanitiser on the set of her ABC sitcom, Mother And Son.
The beloved Australian comedian, 70, who was nominated for a Logie Award for her lead role in the show last year, said the mishap saw her rushed to hospital.
Appearing on The Project on Monday night, Denise explained how she mistook the substance for water.
‘I rock up,first time I’ve been in a sitcom, I’m the lead, I’m so scared’ she began the story.
‘And it’s a really hot day, and this young runner has driven me to set, and I was so nervous that I pulled the water, I’m like guzzling. Then I think, “What have I just drunk?”‘
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Denise Scott (pictured) has revealed how she accidentally drank hand sanitiser on the set of her ABC sitcom, Mother And Son
‘It wasn’t water. It was hand sanitiser! It had liquefied in the Sydney heat.’
Denise said the crew rushed to get her medical attention after the unfortunate episode.
‘They think, “Right, that’s it. Filming’s stopped. Get the ambulance for Denise. It’s cancer-related.” I’m choking’ she said.
‘Anyway, that stuff is like 95 or 96 percent proof. I was out of my mind the whole day.’
Denise recovered from the mishap, and is also in recovery following an intense 17 months of breast cancer treatment amid her battle with an ‘aggressive’ form of the disease.
Denise was diagnosed with cancer near the start of 2023 and revealed the shock news publicly shortly after.
She detailed her ‘pretty much non-stop’ 17 months of chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatments to fight the ‘particularly aggressive’ form of breast cancer.
Denise took to Facebook to reveal that she had undergone her last day of chemotherapy after first starting the treatment back in February 2023.
The beloved Australian comedian, 70, who was nominated for a Logie Award for her lead role in the show last year, said the mishap saw her rushed to hospital. Pictured in Mopther and Son with co-star Matt Okine
Appearing on The Project on Monday night, Denise explained how she mistook the substance for water
‘Yesterday was my last day of chemo. I’ve been having treatment for breast cancer HER2 positive pretty much non-stop for 17 months,’ she shared alongside a picture of herself in hospital.
The TV star went on to detail the months-long stints of chemotherapy and other treatments she has undergone over the past year and a half amid her cancer battle.
She went on: ‘Feb 2023-May 2023 Chemo, June 2023 lumpectomy and removal of lymph nodes from right arm pit, August 2023-Sept 2023 Daily Radiation sessions for 6 weeks, (and) Aug 2023- May 2024 9 more months of Chemo.’
Denise confirmed that her latest mammogram was ‘clear’ as she thanked her fans for their support amid the difficult time.
‘For now, at least, the treatment has done its job,’ she penned.
‘Latest mammogram was clear. I lost all my hair (in) the first round of chemo, then got these thin white, quite frankly disappointing, tufts grow in (the) second round – different sort of chemo.
‘So many people to thank and acknowledge. But for now I’ll leave it there. Thank you for yr lovely messages.’ (sic)
The media personality and former star of The Project first spoke about her cancer diagnosis to The Australian Women’s Weekly.
‘I rock up,first time I’ve been in a sitcom, I’m the lead, I’m so scared’ she began the story. ‘And it’s a really hot day, and this young runner has driven me to set, and I was so nervous that I pulled the water, I’m like guzzling. Then I think, “What have I just drunk?”‘
Denise recovered from the mishap, and is also in recovery following an intense 17 months of breast cancer treatment amid her battle with an ‘aggressive’ form of the disease
She told how she was first diagnosed with breast cancer while working on the Mother and Son reboot, but bravely carried on shooting the project.
‘I do console myself that at least I’ve lived a full life that I’m happy with,’ Denise told the publication.
‘But I don’t want to go yet. There are things I want to do.’
Denise said she was leaning on her partner John Lane for support, adding: ‘The prognosis has continued to be good, and there’s a lot of hope.’
Denise met John when they performed together as clowns on a theatre production in Albury, New South Wales.
The couple have been together for more than 40 years but they never got married, with Denise previously saying it wasn’t something either of them focused on.
Denise stars in the ABC reboot of the series Mother And Son, which famously had Ruth Cracknell in the role of Maggie Beare.
Considered one of the greatest of all home made classics, Mother & Son debuted on the ABC in 1984.
She detailed her ‘pretty much non-stop’ 17 months of chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatments to fight the ‘particularly aggressive’ form of breast cancer
The iconic sitcom starred Gary McDonald as a bewildered adult son trying to cope with his ageing mother, played by the late Cracknell.
In the re-boot, comedian Matt Okine now plays Arthur, who moves in to look after the recently widowed Maggie (Scott), who may or may not have burnt down the kitchen in the family home.
As in the original, the reboot sees Maggie run rings around her well-meaning family.
Also featured in the cast of the re-boot are Angela Nica Sullen who plays Arthur’s older sister Robbie and Fat Pizza’s Jean Kittson.
Tiriel Mora from the 90s classic comedy Frontline also stars along with Virginia Gay from Winner and Losers and Catherine Văn-Davies (The Twelve).
The original show won over audiences for its funny and poignant depiction of the challenges adult children often face when dealing with an ageing parent who suffers from ‘memory loss’ (actually, dementia).
Maggie (Cracknell) became a fan favourite as she seemed to spend most of her waking hours ‘out smarting’ everyone, especially Arthur (McDonald), who was left to wonder just how ‘out of it’ she really might be.
