“Baywatch” star Nicole Eggert shared a powerful video of herself shaving her head in an update following her cancer diagnosis.
The 52-year-old actress revealed in January that she had been diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer in December 2023, People Magazine reported at the time.
Eggert posted a video on Thursday showing herself shaving her head and smiling as she used the clippers. Then her daughter, Keegan, appeared in the video and took over the shaving.
To the tune of the Beastie Boys' song “Fight for Your Right,” she ended the video with a smile and hugged her daughter.
Eggert shared a quote in her caption: “Maybe healing doesn't involve changing ourselves so much as allowing ourselves to be who we are – Madeleine Eames.”
In January, she revealed her diagnosis on her podcast “Perfectly Twisted Podcast.”
She explained on the Jan. 8 episode that she was experiencing “severe pain” in her left breast, performed a self-exam and found “something off.” But when I tried to book a doctor's appointment, I found that everyone in the area was booked.
She ended up going in person to her GP, who agreed, saying: “You need to look into this as soon as possible.”
She had a doctor friend of hers perform a blood test, which prompted him to advise her to talk to her gynecologist immediately.
Eventually, she had a mammogram and three biopsies.
“We did a biopsy and all the doctor said to me was, 'Are you ready to go on this journey together,' because I don't know what this is but there will be other steps to take,” she recalled. Podcast.
Her pathology reports later came back positive for cancer.
“This is how I spent my vacation. And listen, I've cried and I've gone through the deepest, darkest thoughts and I've actually been through it but I've made it to the other side. I found a great oncologist that I really like. … We do all kinds of MRIs, CT scans, ultrasounds, scans, whatever you can do … Then we'll see where we are.
“I have a road ahead of me but you know I'm really interested in healing the body so I think there's no way I can heal if I stay upset and worried about it. I have to think positive. I've always believed in that but it's hard when you're in this,” she added. Situation”.
The American Society of American Cancer Center guidelines suggest that women at average risk for breast cancer should consider starting annual mammograms at age 40, and women ages 45 to 54 should have annual mammograms.
