Ricky Gervais’s partner Jane Fallon has told fans she has made a ‘complete recovery’ after being diagnosed with breast cancer last year.
The 65-year-old author was diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer after a routine mammogram in December 2025 and shared the news publicly on March 12.
But months later, Jen revealed she is now cancer free but still struggles with the ‘tiresome’ side effects of taking tamoxifen.
The drug is usually taken after surgery and radiation to kill remaining cancer cells and reduce the risk of the cancer coming back.
Jane told how she ‘sneaked home’ from an event on Tuesday evening because she was tired and didn’t want to risk falling asleep while there.
She shared a photo from her bed with her pet cat Pickle and asked if she could go inside and enjoy a bowl of mac and cheese.
Ricky Gervais’s partner Jane Fallon has told fans she has made a ‘complete recovery’ after being diagnosed with breast cancer last year.
But months later, Jen revealed she is now cancer free, but still struggles with the ‘tiresome’ side effects of taking tamoxifen.
Recalling the evening, Jane said: ‘An absolutely lovely evening with fabulous ladies. Thanks to Hello Mag for including me.
Sharing an update on her health, Jen said: ‘Even though I have now fully recovered, one of the main side effects of tamoxifen so far seems to be tiredness and the sudden need to fall asleep, so I quietly went home before embarrassing myself by being found snoring in a corner.’
In April, she gave a positive update when she announced that after her first surgery to remove the tumor and a margin of healthy tissue, surgeons had ‘basically got everything out’ before a successful second operation.
Ricky and Jane met while studying at University College London in 1982 and two years later they moved into a flat above what was described as a ‘seedy sauna’ in King’s Cross.
The couple decided neither to marry nor have children, with Jane saying that she had never fantasized about marriage or motherhood.
Speaking on the Second Act podcast with Ateh Jewell earlier this year, Jen said: ‘When I was little, you know the cliché of a little girl is that they imagine their wedding day and their wedding dress… this was none of those things.
‘I’ll think about getting a dog or something. It was always about work and my life. I’ll think about the flat I’ll live in and things like that. But I was never into that kind of romantic thing.
Meanwhile, Ricky has long said that they were already married “for all intents and purposes,” adding that their “fake marriage has lasted longer than the real one.”
But after spending 44 years with Jane, Ricky finds a higher power capable of changing his mind: the Taxman.
The 65-year-old comedian recently revealed he intends to marry the best-selling novelist – because doing so could prevent a huge inheritance tax bill if someone dies.
Ricky and Jane met while studying at University College London in 1982 and two years later they moved into a flat above what was described as a ‘seedy sauna’ in King’s Cross.
The 65-year-old author was diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer after a routine mammogram in December 2025 and shared the news publicly on March 12.
Ricky, who is worth an estimated £141million, spoke to Saga Magazine about his plans to tie the knot.
When asked if the reason for marrying Jane, who has a net worth of £1.3million, was taxes, he agreed: ‘It is [the reason]. And that will be the reason I will marry. We have not done this yet. But if it doesn’t happen [tax]… Why?…
‘This is madness. How much more married can you be? We share all our money, we have been living together for 40 years. Some marriages don’t even last a year.’
Admitting that they may need to make things official soon, he added: ‘It’s horrible, isn’t it? “I have to get married before I die.”
Unlike married couples and civil partners, unmarried couples do not automatically benefit from the spouse exemption, which allows assets to pass to the surviving husband, wife or civil partner free of inheritance tax.
Without marriage, the portion of the estate above the generally available tax-free limit could be taxed at 40 percent, a potentially costly difference for Ricky, who has a property portfolio worth millions.
This includes a £14.75 million nine-bedroom mansion in Hampstead, north London, two flats in New York and a riverside house in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, where he recently obtained permission to build a £5 million mansion.
The neo-Georgian style renovation will feature a grand entrance hall, galleried landing, home gym, drawing room, reading area, lift and master bedroom with terrace overlooking the existing tennis court and pond.