The Young And The Restless star Eric Braeden, 82, declares he is cancer-free: ‘They couldn’t find a damn thing’
The Young And The Restless star Eric Braeden, 82, declares he is cancer free: ‘They couldn’t find anything’
Eric Braeden is officially cancer free.
The 82-year-old Young And The Restless star revealed the good news to his fans during a Facebook Live session this Sunday.
He thanked his followers for their thoughts and prayers, adding that they helped him find strength during his health struggles.
“I can tell you it clearly helped because I had my last cystoscopy two days ago – that’s when they screw a camera into your bladder – and I’m cancer free,” the soap star revealed.
Still going strong: Eric Braeden, 82, of Young And The Restless fame, declared himself cancer-free this Sunday; seen in March
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While his famed Young And The Restless character was initially only meant to be on the series for a limited time, Eric’s portrayal of Victor Newman was so popular that his character’s arc was extended.
The German-born actor had settled in Hollywood twenty years before his famous soap opera role.
He was often cast as a German soldier or a German villain in the 1960s – at one point early in his acting career he was told by a Universal Studios executive that he would never be cast as the lead in a film like he had a German actor. name.
The talented television and film actor proved the executive wrong – he still plays Victor, the character everyone loves to hate, to this day in The Young And The Restless.
However, the energetic 80-year-old was sidelined in April this year after a urologist found “high-grade” cancer cells in his bladder.
The cancer was so severe that the Wonder Woman star was unable to urinate.
Despite his stressful prognosis, the Titanic star found solace in acting.
“I’m happy to be able to go to work,” the Murder She Wrote star said during his Facebook Live video initially announcing his cancer diagnosis.
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Back to the video of Eric revealing he was cancer-free, the talented film and television actor noted that doctors “couldn’t find anything at all” when they examined the area where they had initially found cancer cells.
“Isn’t that nice?” said the Mary Tyler Moore star.
The How I Met Your Mother star isn’t quite out of the woods just yet, though.
He is still awaiting the results of an MRI that will verify whether the cancer has spread to other parts of his body.
Despite that extra health detail, Eric made sure to convey his gratitude for the gift of life by saying, “I love life, man. Why wouldn’t I? I’m working on the No. 1 show. It’s been number 1 for 38 years now. Why should I complain? That would be obscene.’