Christina Applegate Opens Up About ‘Lying My Ass Off’ to Robin Roberts
Christina Applegate wishes she’d been as honest about her experience with breast cancer as she is now about battling multiple sclerosis.
In August 2008, the actress announced that she was diagnosed with breast cancer after doctors discovered it through an MRI. It was caught early, and Applegate underwent a double mastectomy to prevent recurrence.
During her interview on the Armchair Expert podcast this week, Applegate reflected on that time, saying that being more candid about her difficulties would have been more helpful than making everything sound peachy-keen. “I was the good girl, talking about, ‘Oh, I love my new boobs—that are all scarred and fucked up.’ What was I thinking?” she said.