{"id":103737,"date":"2025-08-30T21:07:39","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T21:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/103737\/"},"modified":"2025-08-30T21:07:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T21:07:39","slug":"nicole-eggert-has-mastectomy-amid-breast-cancer-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/103737\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicole Eggert has mastectomy amid breast cancer battle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nicole Eggert shared a sobering update amid her breast cancer battle. <\/p>\n<p>The \u201cBaywatch\u201d alum, 53, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DN4nf0ekaGU\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=db43b98b-8a8d-4b23-9b99-3f1642ad0f62\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">took to Instagram Thursday<\/a> to share a makeup-free mirror selfie in a black sports bra and underwear, captioning it, \u201cHad a mastectomy with reconstruction on Thursday. How was ur weekend?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Followers in the comments thread included pop icon Debbie Gibson, who wrote, \u201csending love fierce warrior \u2764\ufe0f\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Fellow \u201cBaywatch\u201d alums Carmen Electra and Erika Eleniak weighed in as well, with Electra writing, \u201cget it babe \ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25,\u201d and Eleniak adding, \u201cDamn, Nicole. You are fierce \u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWarrior\u201d Nicole Eggert took to Instagram to share she had a mastectomy amid her breast cancer battle.  Nicole Eggert\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>Followers including fellow \u201cBaywatch\u201d alum Carmen Electra dropped supportive comments.  Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n<p>Fans also sent encouraging messages. \u201cYou are so brave and thank you for sharing your journey, Nicole\u2764\ufe0f,\u201d one person wrote, while another remarked, \u201cIt is not easy to be vulnerable. Thank you for trusting us all and know your in our hearts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A third wrote, \u201cyou\u2019re a warrior and your honest account of your experience helps the world- you\u2019re amazing!\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Eggert first <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/01\/08\/entertainment\/baywatch-alum-nicole-eggert-diagnosed-with-breast-cancer\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">disclosed her December 2023 breast cancer diagnosis<\/a> \u2014 stage 2 cribriform carcinoma \u2014 in a raw January 2024 interview. <\/p>\n<p>The \u201cCharles in Charge\u201d actress told People at the time that she was motivated to beat the disease after seeing \u201cthe horror\u201d on daughter Keegan\u2019s face when she told her about her diagnosis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt immediately made me realize, \u2018There\u2019s just no succumbing to this. This is something I have to get through. This is something that I have to beat. She needs me more than anything and anybody,\u2019\u201d she told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cCharles in Charge\u201d actress was first diagnosed with a rare form of breast cancer in December 2023. \u00a9Universal\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n<p>She initially thought her symptoms were due to menopause, she told People.  Nicole Eggert\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy fear is that my everyday hustle, everything that I do to keep everything going, is going to come to a screeching halt when I\u2019m not feeling well or I\u2019m sick or I\u2019m in the hospital or whatever is going on,\u201d she continued, adding, \u201cit\u2019s just so overwhelming, and I\u2019m just doing everything I can not to spiral.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The actress confessed she initially thought her symptoms \u2014 which included \u201cterrible pain\u201d in her left breast \u2014 were due to menopause. <\/p>\n<p>In March 2024, the actress took to Instagram to share a video of herself <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/03\/15\/entertainment\/baywatch-alum-nicole-eggert-shaves-head-amid-breast-cancer\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">shaving her head at home <\/a>amid the journey. <\/p>\n<p>In the background, the Beastie Boys\u2019 hit \u201cFight for Your Right\u201d played as one of her daughters helped her finish the job. <\/p>\n<p>In March 2024, she shaved her head alongside her daughter and shared the brave video via Instagram.  Nicole Eggert\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>Fellow 80s sitcom star Alyssa Milano called the move \u201cinspiring.\u201d  Nicole Eggert\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>At the time, fellow 80s icon Alyssa Milano called the move \u201cinspiring,\u201d while Jennie Garth wrote, \u201csending you a big hug.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>In November, the actress again took to Instagram to share an update after a particularly traumatic CT scan. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just got out of my CT scan \u2014 mapping, as they call it \u2014 for my radiation treatment and when they said they were gonna tattoo me \u2026 I didn\u2019t realize it was actual, real tattoos, so I was tatted,\u201d she said in a video from inside her car. <\/p>\n<p>Eggert\u2019s most recent update came in November following a traumatic CT scan. Nicole Eggert\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>The actress is a mom to two daughters.  Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s nothing but dots, but boy, every step of this process is never gonna let you forget it,\u201d she continued. \u201cThere\u2019s just always going to be a constant reminder.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo yeah, I have tattoos,\u201d she added. \u201cMy mom\u2019s gonna be really proud of my neck tattoo, But that\u2019s OK, that\u2019s OK.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Eggert is a mother of two \u2014 she\u2019s never disclosed the father of daughter Dilyn, 27. She shares daughter Keegan, 14, with ex Justin Herwick. <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nicole Eggert shared a sobering update amid her breast cancer battle. 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