She told Entertainment Tonight that, despite undergoing a single mastectomy in May, her cancer had spread to her lymph nodes.

She said: “I had breast cancer that spread to the lymph nodes, and from one of my surgeries we discovered that some of the cancer cells might have gone out of the lymph nodes. So, for that reason, we are doing chemo, and after chemo, I’ll do radiotherapy.”

“The unknown is always the scariest part. Is the chemo going to work? Is the radiation going to work?” she continued.

“Everything else is manageable. Pain is manageable. You know, living without a breast is manageable. It’s the worry of your future and how your future is going to affect the people that you love.”

The actress has continued to share regular updates from her cancer journey on Instagram, sharing photographs of her shaving her head – and spending time with her friends.

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