Fans Praised For Olivia Munn's "Authentic" Interview Discussing Her Breast Cancer Treatments

Summary

• Celebrities like Olivia Munn can struggle with health issues, such as fibromyalgia and breast cancer, just like everyone else.
• Munn had to radically change her lifestyle to manage her conditions, including cutting out gluten, dairy, and sugar from her diet.
• Fans have applauded Munn for openly sharing her cancer diagnosis and for her bravery throughout her health struggles, with support from her partner John Mulaney.

It’s easy to assume that celebrities live perfect lives. After all, they all seem to live incredibly lavish lives. However, Hollywood stars are just like everyone else. Unfortunately, this means they can get sick. While many celebrities prefer to keep their health issues private, some others, like Olivia Munn, prefer to be more open about it.

In recent years, the X-Men: Apocalypse star has opened up about her health struggles. Since 2021, Munn has openly discussed how her life changed after being diagnosed with fibromyalgia. Recently, she shocked everyone by announcing she had been diagnosed with breast cancer. Of course, fans can’t help but admire Munn for being so open about her health issues and her treatment.

Olivia Munn Has Struggled With Fibromyalgia For Several Years

Olivia Munn revealed she was diagnosed with fibromyalgia in 2019 during an interview with People Magazine.

“I wasn't really sure what was going on with me," Munn explained. "I was going through a lot of different ailments for years and not knowing what was happening.”

With the help of a team of five doctors at UCLA, the actress discovered that the cause of her discomfort was fibromyalgia, an autoimmune disorder characterized by intense musculoskeletal pain, muscle fatigue, sleep, memory, and mood issues.

Upon her diagnosis, Munn had to radically change her lifestyle to avoid feeling worse.

“My situation was at a place where it was like, 'You're either going to go down a path where you're going to get multiple autoimmune diseases, or you have to stop now and we can try to get you better,'” she explained.

“It was like, 'These are your choices.' And so I had no choice, I was feeling so bad. I had to really listen to the doctor's orders and cut all these things out.”

Ultimately, she had to change her diet and exercise regime overnight.

“I had to change my wellness routine pretty significantly,” she admitted. “I had to be super thoughtful about what I put into my body. I had to start eating gluten-free, dairy-free, and sugar-free — I had to cut out a lot of things that I was used to having every day and things that I really loved.”

Fortunately, Munn’s condition improved greatly thanks to her lifestyle and habit changes. When she spoke to People in 2021, she said:

• “It's under control as long as I continue to work out and as long as I eat healthy and stick to the restrictions and meditate. Those are the really important things.”

Fans Applauded Olivia Munn For Sharing Her Breast Cancer Diagnosis

While she’s learned to live with fibromyalgia over the years, Olivia Munn’s health has worsened over the years due to other diseases. Earlier this year, Munn announced that she’d been diagnosed with breast cancer and had to have a double mastectomy.

“It started with having my first mammogram, but then that was clear,” Munn revealed in a heartfelt interview where she opened up about her terrifying cancer diagnosis.

“But I had heard about the Broca Gene and I had also heard about these tests that can test you for a lot of other cancer genes. So, I took the first test and it was clear, it came back negative for all cancer genes we tested for.”

However, the doctor told her to do a risk assessment test just to be sure. “She did it right there in the office and she turned around and said, ‘You know, your score is pretty high, it’s 37.3% and I want you to get an MRI.”

After doing the MRI, Munn was told they had found something concerning, so she was advised to get an ultrasound done. “As the technician is doing the ultrasound, she’s taking quite a bit of time and I just say, like, ‘Is everything okay?’”

Unfortunately, they didn’t have good news. After doing a couple of biopsies, Munn was told she had Luminal B cancer—an “aggressive, fast-moving cancer” in both breasts. Luckily, the doctors caught the cancer “with enough time that I had options,” she said, explaining why she ended up getting a double mastectomy.

Although she didn’t open up about her health struggles months after her initial diagnosis, fans have praised Munn for her bravery in discussing this issue so publicly.

John Mulaney Has Been With Olivia Munn At Every Step Of Her Fight With Cancer

Olivia Munn began dating comedian John Mulaney in 2021. In September of that same year, the couple announced that they were expecting and in November they welcomed their son, Malcolm Hiệp Mulaney, into the world.

Throughout her struggles with cancer, Mulaney had been by Munn’s side.

“I’m so thankful to John for the nights he spent researching what every operation and mediation meant and what side effects and recovery I could expect,” the actress wrote.

“For being there before I went into each surgery and being there when I woke up, always placing framed photos of our little boy Malcolm so it would be the first thing I saw when I opened my eyes.”