Fuchsia Display rust


A few leaves like this all over the plant and the ones that don't look bad from above have the beginnings of what's shown in the second picture on the underside of them.
A quick google suggests fuchsia rust. My mint plant had rust as well and I've just chopped it down. Is the best bet to do this with the fuchsia or is there anything worth trying first?
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What could have been a contributing factor? I always made an effort not to water the leaves. It did seem to need water quite often so just wonder if it's a touch pot-bound already even though it's only been in the pot since spring.
If they’ve been in the same pot since spring they probably are pot bound. (Not that that’s a contributing factor), they like their roots free, don’t press the soil down hard around them and never put into a black pot, they like cool roots and black attracts the heat.
Mine are now in quite large pots, probably 12 - 14” diameter.
on the top of the compost.
I already took it out the pot the other day and removed what compost I could off the top layer and added some fresh compost in the bottom too.
I've also got a hardy fuchsia in the ground and just noticed some small amounts of rust on the odd leave but nothing like this. Would I get away with just removing the visibly affected areas just now?
With regard to the hardy one, just remove the leaves and get them off the ground under it, I’m sure it will be fine next year.
Cut them right down next Spring once you can see new leaf buds about March or April.