Baywatch star Nicole Eggert, 52, runs errands in Los Angeles after shaving off hair amid breast cancer battle
Nicole Eggert stepped out in Los Angeles on Friday amid her battle with stage two cribriform breast carcinoma cancer.
The former Baywatch actress, 52 – who recently joined the reboot of the iconic show – was spotted running errands in a casual outfit of sweatpants and hoodie.
The Glendale resident wore oversized black sunglasses, a stylish leather handbag and cozy gray Ugg slippers.
The outing follows an outpouring of support from her famous friends, following a heartfelt video she shared in March, capturing the moment she shaved her head with the help of one of her daughters.
“Sending you a big hug,” actress Jennie Garth shared under the post, while Alyssa Milano wrote, “Grace. You have the most grace. It’s inspiring and I appreciate you.’
Nicole Eggert stepped out in Los Angeles on Friday amid her battle with stage two cribriform carcinoma breast cancer
The former Baywatch actress, 52 – who recently joined the reboot of the iconic show – was spotted running errands in a casual outfit of sweatpants and hoodie
‘Very nice!!! You got this!!! ❤❤’ Taylor Hasselhoff, the daughter of Baywatch star David Hasselhoff, wrote.
Erika Eleniak, who appeared on Baywatch as Shauni McClain, said: “Sending huge hugs.”
In February, Nicole revealed that more cancer had been found in her lymph nodes during her battle with a ‘very rare’ form of breast cancer.
The actress, who first revealed she had been diagnosed with breast cancer in December 2023, opened up Inside edition that she had just learned that doctors had discovered more illnesses while she was being treated.
She said she is “kidding herself” for not checking her breasts regularly and that the tissue from the breast implants she got at age 19 made it harder to detect any abnormalities in her breast.
The star stated that after gaining about 25 pounds and feeling pain in her left breast beginning in October, she underwent a mammogram and three biopsies — which resulted in a diagnosis of stage 2 cribriform carcinoma of breast cancer.
She said: ‘When I felt it, my heart dropped and I thought, oh my God. No one could take me, so I walked into every breast care center. It’s horrifying because every day and every minute that passes, you know it’s growing.
This outing follows an outpouring of support from her famous friends, prompted by a heartfelt video she shared in March that captured the moment she shaved her head with the help of one of her daughters
In February, Nicole revealed that more cancer had been found in her lymph nodes during her battle with a ‘very rare’ form of breast cancer.
Just a month later, a mammogram finally confirmed her fears: Eggert had stage 2 breast cancer.
She said: ‘My heart sank, I lost all my hearing, everything sank. It’s called invasive cribriform carcinoma. It’s very rare.’
‘The self-exams, I tell you, I’m kicking myself. That’s the one thing I should have done.’
However, she says the tissue of her breast implants made self-exams difficult, saying: ‘If I didn’t have them and I had my smaller, natural breasts, I’m sure I would have felt it much sooner’ – before naming it branded. implants a ‘big mistake’.
Meanwhile, the star said she hasn’t been contacted about her appearance on the Baywatch reboot but is open to the idea just days after the highly popular beach drama’s comeback was announced.
She said TMZ that she has been in contact with Baywatch’s production company Freemantle over a documentary about the series she has been working on.
The star stated that after gaining about 25 pounds and feeling pain in her left breast beginning in October, she underwent a mammogram and three biopsies — which resulted in a diagnosis of stage 2 cribriform carcinoma of breast cancer.
Meanwhile, the star said she hasn’t been contacted about her appearance on the Baywatch reboot, but is open to the idea just days after the highly popular beach drama’s comeback was announced; seen in 1993
The blonde bombshell played lifeguard Summer Quinn on the series for 44 episodes from 1992 to 1994.
Nicole explained, “We have the Baywatch documentary ready to be released and you know the timing of it is going to be really good. But I haven’t spoken to anyone about my participation as a talent or anything like that.’
The blonde bombshell starred on the series as lifeguard Summer Quinn for 44 episodes from 1992 to 1994 and could be a potential role under a few conditions.
She said, “To be part of a reboot, I think it really depends on what that would look like.
“I mean, am I going to wear the red swimsuit? Of course not. Not these days. But whether it would be a parent or a senior lifeguard in the office or something like that for sure. Or a nice cameo or something like that.’