Coronation Street’s Sally Dynevor, 56, raises £100,000 for breast cancer charity ten years after her own diagnosis as she celebrates reaching Mount Everest base camp

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Sally Dynevor has achieved her goal of hiking to Mount Everest's base camp. 

Sharing a group snap at an altitude of 5,364 metres to Instagram, the Coronation Street star, 56, couldn't contain her delight as she revealed all the participants had raised a collective £100,000 for fighting breast cancer.

The impressive feat comes ten years after Sally - who plays Sally Webster on the ITV soap - discovered she had a cancerous tumour after the storyline she was depicting inspired her to have a lump she had found on holiday checked. 

'I did it!' Sally Dynevor, 56, has achieved her goal of hiking to Mount Everest's base camp

Sally was sure to chronicle her journey to the base of the highest mountain in the world in Nepal. 

She first shared a scenic snap of her posing against a backdrop of awe-inspiring mountains, alongside the caption: 'Above Namche Bazaar. 3880 metres.'

Namche Bazaar is a popular pit-stop along the way for trekkers for altitude acclimatisation.

Sally also shared a magnificent video of the mountains surrounding her while revealing: 'I can see it in front of us.

'Amazing team': Sharing a group snap at an altitude of 5,364 metres, the Corrie star revealed all the participants had raised a collective £100,000 for fighting breast cancer

'That's where we're going, and then have a cup of tea, and then walk back down, and then we'll be acclimatised. Got a bit of a headache, but I'm okay.'

In her final group shot at base camp after setting off ten days ago, a delighted Sally captioned the image: 'We did it. So proud of this amazing team. Thank you to everyone, we raised over one hundred thousand for @preventbreastcancer.'

The picture saw great praise from her fellow stars as the likes of Alan Halsall, Jennie McAlpine and Samia Longchambon left congratulatory comments. 

Sally wrote on her Virgin moneygiving page before her departure: 'On the 9th November 2019 I’ll be embarking on the Everest Base Camp Trek in aid of my charity, Prevent Breast Cancer.

'The timing of this trip is particularly significant as it marks the 10 year anniversary of my breast cancer diagnosis back in November 2009. 

Health: The feat comes ten years after Sally - who plays Sally Webster on Corrie, discovered she had a cancerous tumour after the storyline she was depicting inspired her to have a lump she had found on holiday checked

'Above Namche Bazaar': Sally was sure to chronicle her journey to the base of the highest mountain in the world in Nepal

'My on screen character Sally Webster was struggling with a breast cancer diagnosis, which gave me the motivation to see my doctor. I was then diagnosed by the Consultant Breast Surgeon Lester Barr who is the founder of Prevent Breast Cancer.

'Taking part in an 18 day trek wasn’t a decision I took lightly. However, it is for a cause that is particularly close to my heart and I aim to raise as much as I can for Prevent Breast Cancer. I’ll be self-funding my trip to ensure that every penny that I fundraise will go straight towards the vital research carried out by our scientists and researchers.

'1 in 9 women and 1 in 1000 men in the UK will develop the disease in their lifetime. Every year, in the UK, 55,000 individuals are diagnosed – 150 people a day. And every year, we lose 11,400 to this disease. That is 11,400 too many. In fact, it is 55,000 too many.

'This is why I have chosen to support Prevent Breast Cancer. We are only UK charity entirely dedicated to the prediction and prevention of breast cancer, we’re committed to freeing the world from the disease altogether.

'Got a bit of a headache, but I'm okay': Sally also shared a magnificent video of the mountains surrounding her

'Truly amazing': The picture saw great praise from her fellow stars as the likes of Alan Halsall, Jennie McAlpine and Samia Longchambon left congratulatory comments

'Unlike many cancer charities, we’re focused on preventing, rather than curing. Promoting early diagnosis, screening and lifestyle changes, we believe we can stop the problem before it starts.

'Please donate as much as you can towards Prevent Breast Cancer as we #ascenttoprevent and help us get one step closer to ending breast cancer.'

Over the years, Sally has expressed that might not have been here today if it wasn't for her character's storyline.

It was only after her character her cancer that made her get her own health checked, only to discover that she a cancerous tumour. She is now in remission. 

'Timing of this trip is significant': Sally revealed details of her once in a lifetime trip on her Virgin moneygiving page before her departure