Janey Godley hit back at transphobic comments (Picture: Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock)
After announcing that she’s receiving end-of-life care, Janey Godley has sent a defiant final message to transphobic trolls on social media.
The Scottish comedian, 63, who began her stand-up career in 1994, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2021 and recently announced she had moved into a hospice.
Last week, she revealed to her followers that she is now receiving palliative care, adding that the chemotherapy she was undergoing ‘ran out of options’.
However, the Stirlingshire comic hasn’t let her circumstances stop her from fighting for the rights and protections of transgender people across the world.
On Saturday, Janey revealed that – even while staying in a hospice – she had been hit with vile tweets attacking her for defending the UK’s trans and LGBTQ+ population.
She wrote: ‘It doesn’t matter how many transphobes attack me in the last stages of my life, I won’t become them. I won’t think how they think. It’s a waste of their time banging on at me – I’m not going to be one of them.’
Janey announced that she had moved into a hospice (Picture: Janey Godley)
In further messages, which were sent early on Sunday morning, Janey posted an image of the pink-white-blue trans pride flag and said: ‘Sending my trans people pals all my love today.’
On X, @Amn003 said in response: ‘Thank you, Janey. Child changed name 2wks ago – they’re still the same person they always were but happier, feel like they finally fit in their body. You don’t know what it’s like until it’s you and you have that lightbulb moment.’
@TheQueenBMRSC replied: ‘Janey, I agree with you 100%. Sending love and virtual hugs to you, my darling. I’m so sorry that this is happening to you. I wish you, your Hubs, and Honey the best.’
‘It doesn’t matter how many transphobes attack me in the last stages of my life’ (Picture: James Veysey/BAFTA/REX/Shutterstock)
Earlier in September, Janey announced that she’d had to call off her tour, titled Why is She Still Here? when doctors told her to take a break because her terminal cancer had spread.
In a video-recorded statement, she said: ‘It looks like this will be getting to near the end of it and it’s really difficult to speak about this and say to people.
‘It is devastating news to know that I’m facing end-of-life but we all come to an end sometime. I want to thank everybody for supporting the family, especially [my daughter] Ashley and my husband.’
Janey’s daughter Ashley has followed in her comedy footsteps (Picture: Kames Veysey/BAFTA/REX/Shutterstock)
She continued: ‘The overwhelming support has been amazing, and I don’t know how long I’ve got left before anybody asks. I’m not a TikTok. So I just want you to know that I appreciate all the love you’ve gave me and all the support.’
Janey then added a poignant message for her fans: ‘Cancer affects two in one people, and it’s affected me.’
A star of TV, Janey was born in the Campsie area of East Dunbartonshire (formerly Stirlingshire), 15 miles north of Glasgow, but eventually moved to the Scottish city’s East End.
She married her husband Sean Storrie in 1980, and Janey gave birth to their daughter Ashley in 1986 – Ashley has made her own steps into comedy since.
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