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Nicole Eggerthas bravely shared a cancer update with fans with a poignant video.
The Baywatch star, 51, has shaved her head after her breast cancer diagnosis. The icon first broke the news to fans of her cancer diagnosis in January and now in an emotional post she shared with fans, she revealed she was shaving off her locks on Thursday amid her cancer treatment. The doting mom had the support of her daughter, Keegan, 12, who was in the video to help her mom shave her head.
At the beginning of the clip, Nicole smiled as she picked up a pair of clippers. The Beastie Boys song Fight For your Right played in the background. She then began shaving her head and sped up the video. Fans have been closely following Nicole on her brave journey.
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Baywatch's Nicole Eggert admits she regrets getting breast implants at the age of 18The actress first noticed something was wrong when she thought she was going through menopause. Nicole- best known for playing Summer Quinn on the hit 1990s TV series - revealed she was diagnosed with stage 2 cribriform carcinoma in December 2023 after seeking medical advice for her symptoms.
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She described how she gained 25lbs in three months and had "terrible pain" in her left breast back in October. Nicole then found a lump while checking her breasts and called her doctor for help.
She said: “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.”
She also confessed that she has "panics" over the lump and is desperate to "get this out" knowing "it's growing every second that passes." Nicole's father had skin cancer and her mother had colon cancer so she is no stranger to what a diagnosis of the disease entails.
The star has admitted that she is trying to stay positive but as a single mum her "biggest fear" is what happens to her daughters Keegan, 12, and Dilyn, 25. She stressed that while Dilyn is an adult, she has "a 12-year-old at home where I’m the only caregiver," and that she has "no family. I have nothing."
Nicole Eggert starred in BaywatchThe star opened up about the impact of her diagnosis on her family. She described “the horror” on her youngest daughter's face when she told her she had been diagnosed with breast cancer and how it "immediately" made her realise "there’s 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.”
She also admitted feeling that "it’s just so overwhelming," and that she is "doing everything I can not to spiral.” Meanwhile Nicole's friend Mindy Molinary has made a GoFundMe page to try and help her with the medical costs she will be facing.