OLIVIA Munn has announced that she has breast cancer, and her celebrity friends have come out to support her.
On Wednesday, Olivia, 43, made a new post on Instagram revealing her cancer diagnosis while sharing more details about her illness.
In February 2023, she and her sister took a genetic test that checks for 90 different cancer genes, and they both tested negative for the breast cancer gene.
However, that didn’t prevent her from being diagnosed in April after a biopsy revealed that she had Luminal B cancer in both breasts.
According to breastcancer.org, Luminal B is an aggressive and fast-moving form of cancer.
In her social media statement, Olivia wrote: “In the past ten months I have had four surgeries, so many days spent in bed I can’t even count, and have learned more about cancer, cancer treatment, and hormones than I ever could have imagined.”
She continued: “Surprisingly, I only cried twice. I guess I haven’t felt like there was time to cry.
“My focus narrowed and I tabled any emotions that I felt would interfere with my ability to stay clear-headed.”
About a month after her diagnosis, the actress underwent a double mastectomy and went from “feeling completely fine one day, to waking up in a hospital bed after a 10-hour surgery the next.”
Olivia credited her family, friends, and longtime partner, John Mulaney, for their support throughout her health battle.
CELEB LOVE
In the comment section of Olivia’s Instagram post, many celebrities come out of the woodwork to show her support.
Her partner and comic John Mulaney wrote: “Thank you for fighting so hard to be here for us. Malc and I adore you,” with a red heart emoji.
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Actress Rumer Willis commented: “Sending you so much love little mama, thank you for sharing your vulnerability and strength.”
Legally Blonde star Reese Witherspoon said: “Beautifully said. Sending you and your family love.”
Jessica Chastain from The Help added: “You are very generous to share your story. I believe in doing so, you’ve saved lives. So much love to you and your family.”
Disney star Brenda Song said: “You’re incredible and resilient. Thank you for sharing and spreading awareness. Sending so much love and healing thoughts. Here if you need anything.”
FOR THE LOVE OF MULANEY
Olivia and John have been together for three years following his split from his ex-wife of six years, Anna Marie Tendler.
The pair were photographed together for the first time in June 2021 but kept details about their relationship private.
In September 2021, John confirmed that Olivia was expecting their first child, Malcolm, who was born in November of that year.
In a 2015 interview with HuffPost, she talked about her first awkward conversations with John, whom she met at a wedding two years before.
“We were at a wedding together and I was like, ‘Oh, my gosh, do you and your fiancée want to go have dinner or something and go hang out?” she said at the time.
“At first, it was cool, and then I kept going up to him at the wedding like, ‘So, you having fun?’ I was just so obsessed with hanging out with and talking with him.”
Olivia, who starred as Psylocke on 20th Century Fox’s X-Men: Apocalypse, revealed she even emailed him after the event to try to keep in touch with him.
“He never emailed back,” she joked. “I might’ve got the wrong email, probably. That’s what I tell myself.”
The couple made their public debut in January during the Governors Awards red carpet in Los Angeles.
