The Office star Lucy Davis, 53, is supported by her proud father Jasper Carrott as she 'struggles to walk' on stage at first public appearance since incurable cancer diagnosis

Lucy Davis was supported by her father Jasper Carrott as she made her first public appearance since revealing her cancer diagnosis.The Office star, 53, announced earlier this month that she's been diagnosed with incurable stage four breast cancer and 'doesn't know how long she has left'.The actress put on a brave face on Saturday as she attended the For the Love of Fantasy & Sci-Fi convention at London's ExCeL, where she reunited with her Shaun Of The Dead co-star, Simon Pegg, and the film's director, Edgar Wright. Lucy beamed as she slowly made her way onto the stage after previously admitting that 'standing and walking for too long a time can be hard, and I need to use a wheelchair sometimes'.She had a proud supporter backstage as her comedian dad Jasper, 81, was seen looking through a window as his daughter made her entrance. Jasper told the Daily Mail last week that he is 'hopeful' for his daughter's 'future' and that he has 'been supporting her in every way possible since her diagnosis'. Lucy Davis was supported by her father Jasper Carrott as she made her first public appearance since revealing her cancer diagnosis The actress put on a brave face on Saturday as she attended the For the Love of Fantasy & Sci-Fi convention at London's ExCeL where Jasper was spotted watching from backstage Fans were delighted to see Lucy, commenting on an Instagram video of her appearance: 'Love and best wishes to Lucy and massive respect for managing to appear on stage'.'Credit to Lucy for pushing through and doing this. See Jasper there keeping watch. Really feel for them,' agreed another, whilst another commented that it was 'heartbreaking watching Lucy struggling to walk.'During her appearance on Saturday, Lucy called her fans her 'second family', as she shared a poignant message about never giving up. She told the crowd: 'It’s like this whole second family you never knew you had. Everyone is like a community, friendly, supportive of us, but you guys and each other. So I’m quite hopeful about that, to be honest. 'We need a bit more niceness in the world, and we get it here. So I’m grateful for you guys.' When asked what advice she would give to someone trying to break into the film industry, she shared: 'Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t do or be anything that you want to do or be.'We all grow up just with lies from the world telling us that we all have limitations, and none of us do. 'Our only limitations are the things that we think are limiting us. You can do anything and be anybody, and don’t apologise for it.' Lucy slowly made her way onto the stage after previously admitting that 'standing and walking for too long a time can be hard, and I need to use a wheelchair sometimes' Lucy reunited with her Shaun Of The Dead co-star, Simon Pegg, and the film's director, Edgar Wright at the fan conventionLucy's appearance came just 11 days after she announced her incurable cancer diagnosis. In an Instagram post last week, Lucy penned that she had 'zero idea' that her announcement would receive 'the attention it did', and said she's still reading through the messages she's received.She wrote: 'OK, so the last two days have been utterly overwhelming, in that I had ZERO idea my cancer post would have the attention it did. 'Truly, I am in shock. That said…. THANK YOU to everyone for the tremendous amount of kindness and support you have sent me. 'Good grief it was emotional! I am trying to go thru all the comments on my post - and I'll get there! Just give me a bit of time:)'Also, to the couple of people who slightly misread the news and commented R.I.P., you'll be delighted to know I am still alive – hurrah!'Lucy shared the post alongside a video of herself being taught how to ride a skateboard by Malachi Barton, who she worked with in 2023 when they starred in the US comedy series The Villains Of Valley View.Her post continued: 'So, to lighten things up, here’s a video of my first (and last) skateboarding lesson, from @malachibarton. It was a few years ago but still something that cracks me up when I realise I have no sporting ability whatsoever.' Jasper told the Daily Mail last week that he is 'hopeful' for his daughter's 'future' and that he has ' been supporting her in every way possible since her diagnosis' Pictured together in 2009The actress has had a number of health worries over the years and had a kidney transplant using an organ donated by her mother, Hazel, in 1997. Then, eight years later, Lucy, who is diabetic, required hospital treatment with kidney failure but went on to make a full recovery.Lucy has also been open about living with bulimia, which was at its worst when she was going through a divorce in 2011 after a five-year marriage to The Mentalist's Owain Yeoman.In her original post, Lucy shared that she first discovered a 'tiny, hard spot' in her breast a year ago and nearly ignored it before seeing a doctor. The star said that despite the cancer being declared incurable she is 'at peace with whatever comes next'.