Baywatch star Nicole Eggert has been diagnosed with breast cancer. She is determined to fight the disease for the sake of her children. Photo: PA
Baywatch star reveals breast cancer diagnosis
Baywatch star Nicole Eggert has been diagnosed with breast cancer. She is determined to fight the disease for the sake of her children.
Baywatch star Nicole Eggert has been diagnosed with breast cancer. She is determined to fight the disease for the sake of her children. Photo: PA
Nicole Eggert has been diagnosed with breast cancer.
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The 51-year-old actress – who is known for starring as Summer Quinn on ‘Baywatch’ in the 1990s – was informed that she was suffering from stage two of the disease in early December 2023.
She had initially mistaken her symptoms to be signs of the menopause until she found a lump.
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She told People: “It really was throbbing and hurting. I immediately went to my general practitioner and she told me I had to immediately go get it looked at. But the problem was I just couldn’t get an appointment. Everything was booked. So I had to wait until the end of November to get it done. This journey’s been rough for me. This hasn’t been a breezy sale through life.
“I always read inspirational quotes and corny stuff, but it gets me through.”
The former ‘Charles in Charge’ star – who has and Dilyn, 25, with ex-Justin Herwick as well as 12-year-old Keegan from a different relationship – needs to have surgery, but is determined to fight the disease for the sake of her children, especially her youngest.
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