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News.com.au
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
‘Heartbreaking': TV star reveals sad personal news after cancer battle
Olivia Munn's mother, Kim Munn, is fighting breast cancer just a year after the actress beat her own battle with the deadly disease. 'After my own breast cancer diagnosis in 2023, I urged my mother and sister to take the Breast Cancer Lifetime Risk Assessment test,' the Newsroom alum, 45, began in a post via Instagram Wednesday. 'My mother scored 26.2%. Her yearly mammogram had just come out clear but because of that high score I insisted she get an MRI. 'Shortly after that MRI, my mother was diagnosed with Stage 1 Her 2 breast cancer.' Munn shared that her mum has completed 12 rounds of chemotherapy to date and will continue transfusions for Herceptin, a targeted therapy drug used to treat breast cancer, until later in the year. 'From my mum being there after my double mastectomy to me being there after hers. From me having to find an oncologist, to my mum and I sharing one. 'I can tell you this: going through cancer is really hard,' the Your Friends & Neighbours star admitted. 'But there's something about watching a loved one go through it that is even more heartbreaking.' Munn said she has been spending 'many nights' taking care of Kim when the 'chemo became too much,' wishing she could 'fight the fight for her' instead. 'It's no small feat to realise you can't do it for them,' the Predator star pointed out. 'To anyone out there who is taking care of someone or has made it their profession to do so, thank you. 'These fights can feel near impossible without you.' Munn included in her post Wednesday a photo of her and her mum at a doctor's appointment, her husband, John Mulaney, paying a visit, a video of Kim cooking shortly after her surgery, a throwback pic, among other special moments. In a special tribute to Kim, the New Girl alum wrote, 'I want to say how proud I am of my mum. 'She's handled all of this with bravery and humour while still driving us crazy (just days after her double mastectomy she tried to do laundry and make dinner – she's insane.)' Munn also provided a series of tips for early detection, including getting a free Tyrer-Cuzick Risk Assessment test and asking doctors for a breast MRI. She added, 'My mum wanted me to tell you that she hopes by sharing her story it will help save someone's life.' The star was diagnosed with breast cancer in April 2023. She secretly underwent treatment and a double mastectomy in the months that followed before revealing her health journey in March 2024. 'I went from feeling completely fine one day, to waking up in a hospital bed after a 10-hour surgery the next,' the X-Men: Apocalypse star wrote via Instagram at the time. She thanked Mulaney, 42, for 'being there before' when she 'went into each surgery' and 'woke up, always placing framed photos of (their) little boy Malcolm so it would be the first thing (she) saw.'
Perth Now
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Olivia Munn reveals her mother is battling breast cancer
Olivia Munn's mother is battling breast cancer. The 45-year-old actress shared the news via Instagram, revealing her mum Kim Munn, 72, was diagnosed with Stage 1 HER2-positive breast cancer – less than a year after Olivia's own diagnosis. In a caption alongside 11 pictures of Kim receiving treatment in hospital, Olivia opened up about the painful experience of watching her mother go through breast cancer, describing it as 'even more heartbreaking' than her own health fight. Olivia was first diagnosed with breast cancer in April 2023 after undergoing a Breast Cancer Lifetime Risk Assessment test. Her results led to further testing and eventually to a double mastectomy. She said on Instagram alongside the snaps of her mum: 'After my own breast cancer diagnosis in 2023, I urged my mother and sister to take the Breast Cancer Lifetime Risk Assessment test. 'My mother scored 26.2 per cent. 'Her yearly mammogram had just come out clear but because of that high score I insisted she get an MRI. Shortly after that MRI, my mother was diagnosed with Stage 1 HER2 breast cancer.' According to Olivia, Kim has since completed 12 rounds of chemotherapy and will continue receiving Herceptin infusions — a targeted therapy drug — through the autumn. The Newsroom star also revealed the emotional toll of seeing her mother go through the illness. 'From my mom being there after my double mastectomy to me being there after hers,' she said. Olivia added: 'From me having to find an oncologist, to my mom and I sharing one. I can tell you this: going through cancer is really hard. 'But there's something about watching a loved one go through it that is even more heartbreaking.' Olivia said she had spent 'many nights' caring for Kim when the effects of chemotherapy became overwhelming. 'It's no small feat to realize you can't do it for them,' she said – adding: 'To anyone out there who is taking care of someone or has made it their profession to do so, thank you. These fights can feel near impossible without you.' In her post, Olivia included photos of herself and Kim at a medical appointment, along with a video of Kim cooking after surgery, a visit from Olivia's husband, John Mulaney, 42, and a throwback image of the two women. The New Girl actress also paid tribute to Kim's spirit and resilience during her treatment. 'I want to say how proud I am of my mom,' Olivia wrote. She added: 'She's handled all of this with bravery and humour while still driving us crazy (just days after her double mastectomy she tried to do laundry and make dinner — she's insane.)' Olivia concluded by sharing resources for early detection, encouraging followers to take the free Tyrer-Cuzick Risk Assessment and to request breast MRIs when appropriate. She added: 'My mom wanted me to tell you that she hopes by sharing her story it will help save someone's life.' Olivia previously kept her diagnosis private, only revealing it in March 2024. 'I went from feeling completely fine one day, to waking up in a hospital bed after a 10-hour surgery the next,' she said at the time. She also thanked John for his support, saying: 'Being there before I went into each surgery and when I woke up, always placing framed photos of our little boy Malcolm so it would be the first thing I saw.'
NBC News
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- NBC News
Olivia Munn's mother diagnosed with breast cancer after actor's own cancer diagnosis
Olivia Munn shared on Wednesday that her mother was diagnosed with and underwent treatment for breast cancer, revealing the news more than a year after the actor announced her own diagnosis. Munn wrote in an Instagram post that after her own breast cancer diagnosis, she encouraged her mother, Kim Munn, to take a lifetime breast cancer risk assessment. It's the same test that Munn's own doctor encouraged her to take which led to a score that prompted an MRI test, and ultimately a biopsy. "The Newsroom" actor was found to have Luminal B cancer in both breasts in 2023, she said last year. Her mother had a score of 26.2%, and although mammograms came out fine, Munn wrote that she insisted her mother get an MRI. "Shortly after that MRI, my mother was diagnosed with Stage 1 Her2 breast cancer," Munn wrote. "She has since completed 12 rounds of chemo and will continue monthly Herceptin transfusions until this fall." Her2 breast cancer is a fast-growing and invasive form of the disease, according to the Cleveland Clinic. Munn shared that her mother had a double mastectomy, a surgery that Munn also had when she was diagnosed. The actor encourage everyone to take the free, online risk assessment that she credits with saving her and her mother's lives. "Anything above 20% is considered high risk for breast cancer and you should insist that your doctor order a breast MRI," Munn wrote. Munn added that her mother wanted to say that she hopes sharing her story will help save someone's life. "I want to say how proud I am of my mom," Munn wrote. "She's handled all of this with bravery and humor while still driving us crazy (just days after her double mastectomy she tried to do laundry and make dinner — she's insane.)" Munn's post included video of her mother making fried green tomatoes days after surgery, joking that Munn won't get any if she isn't nice. "I want you to go sit down and rest," Munn said in the video. "I will, after I finish this one," her mother said. "Leave me alone." She also shared video of her mother ringing a bell to indicate she finished her last round of chemo, cheering with hospital staff who held signs.
Metro
24-06-2025
- Health
- Metro
I put pineapple and anchovies on my pizza — it horrifies my kids
Welcome back to What's Cooking, Metro's food series where we find out exactly what's going on behind the scenes in the nation's kitchens. This week we're rifling through 46-year-old Bethany Eaton's kitchen in Kent to see what she's hiding in her cupboards, fridge and freezer. The mum-of-two is a former police officer, who spent six years working for the Metropolitan Police, before switching gears and earning a degree in nutritional medicine. Bethany always wanted to do something to help people and thought becoming a police officer would be the way to do it, but the long hours, lack of breaks and stressful nature of the job soon took a toll on her body. She claims getting into nutrition 'changed her life' as she overhauled everything from her working hours to her diet. When changing up her own eating habits, she spotted a gap in the food market for dairy-free yoghurts and decided to create her own. Nush almond yoghurts were born out of a desire to find a delicious dairy-free alternative to yoghurts and these are stocked in several major supermarkets across the UK including Marks & Spencer and Sainsbury's. 'It's really exciting to be able to help people who can't eat dairy and want an alternative to soya,' Bethany, who is dairy-free herself, tells Metro. But it's not just dairy the mum can't have, she's also gluten-free and says there's one thing she'll never be able to eat again thanks to cancer. Bethany, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2024 after discovering a lump by chance one day, while sitting at her desk. She had to undergo 12 weeks of chemotherapy as well as months of Herceptin injections, but thankfully is now cancer-free once more. If you've ever wondered how cancer changes a person's relationship with food and whether it's true that police officers love eating doughnuts, we've got the answers… Before we raid your kitchen, we want to know what it was really like being a police officer… I loved it and it was brilliant but it was also a very intense job, very hard work and there was a lot of stress. We worked in shifts and these would either start at 6am, 2pm or 10pm and last eight hours. The worst was when you'd do a week of nights, so you'd work from 10pm until 6am. On the last day, you'd have to be back on duty the next day at 2pm. So you'd finish at 6am, go home and have a quick sleep and be working again at 2. We'd be shattered and it takes a real toll on your body. A shift would start with 'parade' where everyone would all meet as a team and the sergeant would talk us through what was going to happen that night. Then we'd go out in our cars and patrol the streets, respond to 999 calls and stuff like that. There wasn't a lot of time to think about food or eating properly on the job, you got a break if you got one basically, because if you weren't dealing with a prisoner, you were at a crime scene – there was always something going on. If you were lucky to get a break it was mostly stopping off to grab something quick like Gregg's, fish and chips or a kebab. If you didn't get time then you'd go the whole shift without food and be ravenous at the end and feel rubbish. Working as a police officer changes you as a person and it makes you quite cynical. You spend a lot of time seeing the negative side of things. Is there any truth to the stereotype about police loving doughnuts? I never really ate doughnuts that often on the job, as I'm not a big doughnut person but other people did eat them – they're just a very easy snack. There was an amazing bakery near the police station in Stoke Newington and everyone used to go in there to get all sorts of cakes and bagels. What made you decide to leave the police force? At the end of my time with the police, I started having terrible issues with my hormones – I gained weight, I had terrible skin and felt rubbish. Someone recommended I go and see a nutritionist and I went and they honestly changed my life. I did some of the things they told me to do, started implementing food changes and I could see how the food had affected my body. My digestion started to change and from there I became really interested in nutrition. Has having cancer impacted the way you approach food and nutrition? Since my diagnosis, my diet has changed slightly – I try to eat more organic food now and I focus a lot more on protein and fibre. I've also gone off certain foods. The cancer drug I was on, Herceptin, that's known to put people off things and for me, I used to eat a lot of cauliflower and make gnocci with it, but oh my god, I can't even stomach it or stand the smell now. I've also completely given up alcohol, which is a bit of a shame as I loved going to wineries or having a glass of wine at a restaurant, but I just can't do that anymore. I get major hot sweats, my body doesn't like it and I want to do what's best for my body. Tell us a secret. What's your ultimate guilty pleasure food pairing? It's probably a bit weird, but I love a gluten-free pizza topped with pineapple and anchovies. I think it tastes amazing but my kids look at me in horror whenever I eat it. Name one storecupboard item you can't live without… I need to have a jar of chocolate nut butter in the house at all times. It's like Nutella, but healthier and oh my, I could drink the stuff. And something that always has to be in your fridge? I always keep chia pudding in my fridge, which I make with coconut milk and kefir and I'll have that for breakfast or brunch. There's also usually liquid egg whites in the fridge too, which make fantastic protein pancakes if you add some protein powder and a tiny bit of coconut milk. What about the freezer, what do you have to keep in there at all times? I freeze avocados because they're great to add to a smoothie to make it nice and creamy and boost the fat content. If you don't want to use bananas, you can swap them out for half an avocado and you can't taste it at all, it just adds a beautiful creaminess. Is there an ingredient you're always willing to splurge on at the supermarket? As I had hormone-positive breast cancer, I have to take a tablet for the next five to 10 years and because of that I have to be so careful with what I eat, so now I buy a lot of organic food, especially organic meat. I'll spend a more money on that now than I would have before and if I can't get organic meat, I won't bother buying any as I'm very conscious about it. Alternatively, which kitchen staple isn't worth splashing the cash on? Avocados and bananas. I don't really worry about making sure to buy organic ones as they've got a skin on, so generally you can just peel the outside off and that's probably where any pesticides would be. Finally… what's been cooking in your kitchen lately? More Trending I love making lasagna, but with a bit of a twist to it. I make a bechamel using Oatly oat milk and a little bit of flour. I blend that together and it makes a beautiful sauce and sometimes I'll add a little Dijon mustard to it. Then I use organic beef mince and layer it all up with gluten-free lasagna sheets, which I get from Ocado and they're made out of lentils. It's such a nice meal and it's dairy-free and gluten-free and my family really enjoys it – especially my dad when I make it for him. View More » Want to take part in What's Cooking and let Metro raid your kitchen at home? Email Do you have a story to share? 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Metro
24-06-2025
- Health
- Metro
Working as a police officer changes you as a person — I had to overhaul my life
Welcome back to What's Cooking, Metro's food series where we find out exactly what's going on behind the scenes in the nation's kitchens. This week we're rifling through 46-year-old Bethany Eaton's kitchen in Kent to see what she's hiding in her cupboards, fridge and freezer. The mum-of-two is a former police officer, who spent six years working for the Metropolitan Police, before switching gears and earning a degree in nutritional medicine. Bethany always wanted to do something to help people and thought becoming a police officer would be the way to do it, but the long hours, lack of breaks and stressful nature of the job soon took a toll on her body. She claims getting into nutrition 'changed her life' as she overhauled everything from her working hours to her diet. When changing up her own eating habits, she spotted a gap in the food market for dairy-free yoghurts and decided to create her own. Nush almond yoghurts were born out of a desire to find a delicious dairy-free alternative to yoghurts and these are stocked in several major supermarkets across the UK including Marks & Spencer and Sainsbury's. 'It's really exciting to be able to help people who can't eat dairy and want an alternative to soya,' Bethany, who is dairy-free herself, tells Metro. But it's not just dairy the mum can't have, she's also gluten-free and says there's one thing she'll never be able to eat again thanks to cancer. Bethany, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2024 after discovering a lump by chance one day, while sitting at her desk. She had to undergo 12 weeks of chemotherapy as well as months of Herceptin injections, but thankfully is now cancer-free once more. If you've ever wondered how cancer changes a person's relationship with food and whether it's true that police officers love eating doughnuts, we've got the answers… Before we raid your kitchen, we want to know what it was really like being a police officer… I loved it and it was brilliant but it was also a very intense job, very hard work and there was a lot of stress. We worked in shifts and these would either start at 6am, 2pm or 10pm and last eight hours. The worst was when you'd do a week of nights, so you'd work from 10pm until 6am. On the last day, you'd have to be back on duty the next day at 2pm. So you'd finish at 6am, go home and have a quick sleep and be working again at 2. We'd be shattered and it takes a real toll on your body. A shift would start with 'parade' where everyone would all meet as a team and the sergeant would talk us through what was going to happen that night. Then we'd go out in our cars and patrol the streets, respond to 999 calls and stuff like that. There wasn't a lot of time to think about food or eating properly on the job, you got a break if you got one basically, because if you weren't dealing with a prisoner, you were at a crime scene – there was always something going on. If you were lucky to get a break it was mostly stopping off to grab something quick like Gregg's, fish and chips or a kebab. If you didn't get time then you'd go the whole shift without food and be ravenous at the end and feel rubbish. Working as a police officer changes you as a person and it makes you quite cynical. You spend a lot of time seeing the negative side of things. Is there any truth to the stereotype about police loving doughnuts? I never really ate doughnuts that often on the job, as I'm not a big doughnut person but other people did eat them – they're just a very easy snack. There was an amazing bakery near the police station in Stoke Newington and everyone used to go in there to get all sorts of cakes and bagels. What made you decide to leave the police force? At the end of my time with the police, I started having terrible issues with my hormones – I gained weight, I had terrible skin and felt rubbish. Someone recommended I go and see a nutritionist and I went and they honestly changed my life. I did some of the things they told me to do, started implementing food changes and I could see how the food had affected my body. My digestion started to change and from there I became really interested in nutrition. Has having cancer impacted the way you approach food and nutrition? Since my diagnosis, my diet has changed slightly – I try to eat more organic food now and I focus a lot more on protein and fibre. I've also gone off certain foods. The cancer drug I was on, Herceptin, that's known to put people off things and for me, I used to eat a lot of cauliflower and make gnocci with it, but oh my god, I can't even stomach it or stand the smell now. I've also completely given up alcohol, which is a bit of a shame as I loved going to wineries or having a glass of wine at a restaurant, but I just can't do that anymore. I get major hot sweats, my body doesn't like it and I want to do what's best for my body. Tell us a secret. What's your ultimate guilty pleasure food pairing? It's probably a bit weird, but I love a gluten-free pizza topped with pineapple and anchovies. I think it tastes amazing but my kids look at me in horror whenever I eat it. Name one storecupboard item you can't live without… I need to have a jar of chocolate nut butter in the house at all times. It's like Nutella, but healthier and oh my, I could drink the stuff. And something that always has to be in your fridge? I always keep chia pudding in my fridge, which I make with coconut milk and kefir and I'll have that for breakfast or brunch. There's also usually liquid egg whites in the fridge too, which make fantastic protein pancakes if you add some protein powder and a tiny bit of coconut milk. What about the freezer, what do you have to keep in there at all times? I freeze avocados because they're great to add to a smoothie to make it nice and creamy and boost the fat content. If you don't want to use bananas, you can swap them out for half an avocado and you can't taste it at all, it just adds a beautiful creaminess. Is there an ingredient you're always willing to splurge on at the supermarket? As I had hormone-positive breast cancer, I have to take a tablet for the next five to 10 years and because of that I have to be so careful with what I eat, so now I buy a lot of organic food, especially organic meat. I'll spend a more money on that now than I would have before and if I can't get organic meat, I won't bother buying any as I'm very conscious about it. Alternatively, which kitchen staple isn't worth splashing the cash on? Avocados and bananas. I don't really worry about making sure to buy organic ones as they've got a skin on, so generally you can just peel the outside off and that's probably where any pesticides would be. Finally… what's been cooking in your kitchen lately? More Trending I love making lasagna, but with a bit of a twist to it. I make a bechamel using Oatly oat milk and a little bit of flour. I blend that together and it makes a beautiful sauce and sometimes I'll add a little Dijon mustard to it. Then I use organic beef mince and layer it all up with gluten-free lasagna sheets, which I get from Ocado and they're made out of lentils. It's such a nice meal and it's dairy-free and gluten-free and my family really enjoys it – especially my dad when I make it for him. View More » Want to take part in What's Cooking and let Metro raid your kitchen at home? Email Do you have a story to share? Get in touch by emailing MetroLifestyleTeam@ MORE: EastEnders legend felt 'enlightened' after cancer battle MORE: Jessie J shares health update with a trigger warning after breast cancer operation MORE: Manhunt for thief launched after £150,000 violin stolen from pub Your free newsletter guide to the best London has on offer, from drinks deals to restaurant reviews.
