{"id":132445,"date":"2024-11-12T18:36:09","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T18:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/12\/kathy-bates-says-her-breasts-were-10-lbs-when-removed-during-cancer\/"},"modified":"2024-11-12T18:36:09","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T18:36:09","slug":"kathy-bates-says-her-breasts-were-10-lbs-when-removed-during-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/12\/kathy-bates-says-her-breasts-were-10-lbs-when-removed-during-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Kathy Bates Says Her Breasts Were \u201810 Lbs\u2019 When Removed During Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div wp_automatic_readability=\"100.36363636364\">\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ????><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ????><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:73.7%;\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">MUNAWAR HOSAIN\/startraksphoto.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/kathy-bates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kathy Bates<\/a><\/strong> is sharing new details about the steps she took following her breast cancer diagnosis in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI decided not to have reconstruction because at the age, I thought, \u2018You know, I really don\u2019t wanna go through that,\u2019\u201d Bates, 76, said on the Tuesday, November 12, episode of the \u201cMeSsy with Christina Applegate &amp; Jamie-Lynn Sigler\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/kathy-bates\/id1734318382?i=1000676631754\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">podcast<\/a>. \u201cI just didn\u2019t wanna go through it. I wasn\u2019t in a relationship. I was older, and I didn\u2019t think I would be in a relationship, and it\u2019s always kind of like, \u2018Why do I have to?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The actress said she enjoyed \u201cnot having breasts\u201d after undergoing a double mastectomy following her diagnosis and as part of her cancer treatment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is really weird, maybe, but I had really heavy breasts,\u201d she revealed to hosts <strong>Christina Applegate<\/strong> and <strong>Jamie-Lynn Sigler<\/strong>. \u201cThey were like 10 pounds when [the doctors] removed them. Really big breasts and I kind of enjoy not having breasts. It\u2019s strange.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Applegate \u2014 who was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/christina-applegate-im-now-100-free-of-breast-cancer-2008188\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">diagnosed with breast cancer<\/a> in 2008 and who also had a double mastectomy \u2014 told Bates that she did undergo reconstructive surgery following her own procedure, but explained that \u201cI don\u2019t have nipples.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t really care about that part,\u201d she added. \u201cI don\u2019t need them. I\u2019m totally fine. Like, you could go out with a tank top without a bra and there\u2019s no, like, pokey guys coming out.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:162.1%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3800383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Kathy-Bates-Says-Her-Breasts-Were-10-Lbs-When-Removed-During-Cancer-1.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Kathy Bates Says Her Breasts Were 10 Lbs When Removed During Cancer\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Kathy-Bates-Says-Her-Breasts-Were-10-Lbs-When-Removed-During-Cancer-1.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Kathy-Bates-Says-Her-Breasts-Were-10-Lbs-When-Removed-During-Cancer-1.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Kathy-Bates-Says-Her-Breasts-Were-10-Lbs-When-Removed-During-Cancer-1.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Kathy-Bates-Says-Her-Breasts-Were-10-Lbs-When-Removed-During-Cancer-1.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Kathy-Bates-Says-Her-Breasts-Were-10-Lbs-When-Removed-During-Cancer-1.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=47&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Kathy-Bates-Says-Her-Breasts-Were-10-Lbs-When-Removed-During-Cancer-1.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Kathy-Bates-Says-Her-Breasts-Were-10-Lbs-When-Removed-During-Cancer-1.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=62&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Kathy-Bates-Says-Her-Breasts-Were-10-Lbs-When-Removed-During-Cancer-1.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Kathy-Bates-Says-Her-Breasts-Were-10-Lbs-When-Removed-During-Cancer-1.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">instarimages.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While filming the TV drama <i>Matlock<\/i>, in which she plays Madeline Matlock, Bates said the fashion department would \u201cdevise this really cool\u201d kind of \u201ccamisole\u201d made of material similar to Spanx.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey put little false-y cups in it, and they\u2019re so comfortable,\u201d she shared. \u201cThey give me a nice shape. I feel so good when I go out like that. For a while, I just didn\u2019t go out with any prophylactics or at all, or I went out with them and they\u2019re hot and heavy and they made me unhappy.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \" wp_automatic_readability=\"8.5\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\" wp_automatic_readability=\"7\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\" wp_automatic_readability=\"9.7281553398058\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/actors-who-walked-back-on-their-decision-to-retire\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Actors-Who-Walked-Back-on-Their-Decision-to-Retire-Jane-Fonda-Cameron-Diaz-More-430.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Actors Who Walked Back on Their Decision to Retire Jane Fonda Cameron Diaz More 430\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Actors-Who-Walked-Back-on-Their-Decision-to-Retire-Jane-Fonda-Cameron-Diaz-More-430.jpg?quality=55&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/actors-who-walked-back-on-their-decision-to-retire\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Actors Who Walked Back on Their Decision to Retire: Kathy Bates, More<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tGetty Images (2) Once you get bit by the acting bug, it\u2019s hard to step away from the business completely \u2013 and these celebrities prove it. After Kathy Bates surprised fans by announcing that her starring role on the Matlock reboot would be \u201cher last dance\u201d after an illustrious five-decade career in September 2024, the [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>During the interview, Bates \u2014 who also had ovarian cancer in 2003 \u2014 applauded both Applegate, 52, and Sigler, 43, for being open and honest about their health journeys. (Both cohosts have publicly discussed their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/christina-applegate-lays-in-bed-screaming-over-sharp-ms-pains\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">multiple sclerosis diagnosis<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>Bates explained that she wanted their show to be her first podcast appearance because she believes in their mission to speak openly about the messiness of life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re in service to something larger than ourselves,\u201d Bates explained. \u201cThat can come from our stars, our personalities, our courage. I think we\u2019ve been called to service. We\u2019ve been called to service to present our message in a very powerful way.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-body\/news\/kathy-bates-says-her-breasts-were-10-lbs-when-removed-during-cancer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MUNAWAR HOSAIN\/startraksphoto.com Kathy Bates is sharing new details about the steps she took following her breast cancer diagnosis in 2012. \u201cI decided not to have reconstruction because at the age, I thought, \u2018You know, I really don\u2019t wanna go through that,\u2019\u201d Bates, 76, said on the Tuesday, November 12, episode of the \u201cMeSsy with Christina [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":132446,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-132445","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrity"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132445","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=132445"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132445\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/132446"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=132445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=132445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=132445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}