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RNZ News
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- RNZ News
Magda Szubanski reveals stage 4 cancer diagnosis, begins treatment for rare lymphoma
Gina Riley as Kim (left) and Magda Szubanski as Sharon in the Australian comedy Kath & Kim. Photo: ABC News Comedian Magda Szubanski, best known for her acting roles in Babe and Kath & Kim , has revealed she has stage 4 blood cancer. In a video posted on social media, the 64-year-old said she had been diagnosed with a "very rare, very aggressive, very serious lymphoma". "It's pretty confronting ... but new treatments keep coming down the pipeline constantly," Szubanski said. Szubanski said she had begun Nordic protocol treatment, a chemotherapy regimen used to treat Mantle Cell Lymphoma. With a career spanning more than 20 years, Szubanski achieved international acclaim for her role as Esme Hoggett in the film Babe . She also played the netball-loving character of Sharon Strzelecki in popular Australian sitcom Kath & Kim . Magda Szubanski has been diagnosed with a rare and aggressive type of blood cancer. Photo: ABC - ABC
ABC News
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- ABC News
Magda Szubanski reveals stage 4 cancer diagnosis, begins treatment for rare lymphoma
Comedian Magda Szubanski, best known for her acting roles in Babe and Kath & Kim, has revealed she has stage 4 blood cancer. In a video posted on social media, the 64-year-old said she had been diagnosed with a "very rare, very aggressive, very serious lymphoma". "It's pretty confronting ... but new treatments keep coming down the pipeline constantly," Szubanski said. Szubanski said she had begun Nordic protocol treatment, a chemotherapy regimen used to treat Mantle Cell Lymphoma. With a career spanning more than 20 years, Szubanski achieved international acclaim for her role as Esme Hoggett in the film Babe. She also played the netball-loving character of Sharon Strzelecki in popular Australian sitcom Kath & Kim.
News.com.au
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Actor and comedian Magda Szubanski reveals cancer battle
Australian actor and comedian Magda Szubanski has revealed she's in a private battle with a 'nasty' and 'rare' form of cancer. The much-loved Australian comedian confirmed the shocking diagnosis in a post to social media on Wednesday. Szubanski, 64, said: 'Hello, my lovelies. The head is shaved in anticipation of it all falling out in a couple of weeks. 'I have just been diagnosed with a very rare, very aggressive lymphoma. 'It is one of the nasty ones unfortunately. 'The good thing is I'm surrounded by beautiful friends and family and an incredible medical support team. Honestly we have the best in the world here in Australia. 'It's pretty confronting. It is a full on one. But new treatments keep coming down the pipeline all the time … I've just got to (laughs). 'What do you? What are you gonna do? 'Please keep a distance though because I will be very immunocompromised. So as I can't hug no more.' The star of TV series Kath & Kim and films Babe and Ride Like a Girl said there would be more details coming in a statement. During the past decade, Szubanksi has increasingly opened up about her private battles. In her 2014 memoir Reckoning, Szubanski documented her complicated relationship with food and her sexuality, something she had guarded for decades before finally coming out in 2012. She later admitted that outing herself was one of the scariest things she's done in her life.
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Jeff Bridges Shares Health Update After Cancer Battle
Originally appeared on E! Online ' true grit has helped him through the hard times. The Hell or High Water actor shared that he's doing well nearly five years after he announced he was diagnosed with lymphoma, a blood cancer, and nearly four years after announcing he was in remission. Jeff told People in an interview published May 9, "I'm feeling good.' However, the 75-year-old admitted that he is facing some health challenges after battling a case of COVID-19 during his chemo treatment. "Some things,' Jeff explained, 'it's hard to tell if it's the cancer and the COVID or if it's just old age." As for what ailments he's currently facing, the Tron star explained, "I can't smell." But the challenges have turned into smiles with his wife, Susan Geston, who he met while filming Rancho Deluxe in 1975. "My wife laughs at me," he continued. "She says, 'I haven't showered in days. You can't smell?' Some positive sides to it, I suppose. Although I don't mind her smell." More from E! Online Pregnant Jessa Duggar Addresses Claim She and Ben Seewald Are 'Breeding Like Rabbits' Athlete Nayeli Clemente, 24, Dies After Attending Workout Event in Extreme Heat Taylor Swift's Rep Reacts to Subpoena in Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni Legal Battle Jeff originally revealed his lymphoma diagnosis in October 2020. At the time, he shared that he was staying positive. "Although it is a serious disease, I feel fortunate that I have a great team of doctors and the prognosis is good," he wrote on X (formerly Twitter) at the time. "I'm starting treatment and will keep you posted on my recovery." Less than a year later, the Iron Man actor shared the good news that he was in remission, and wrote on his website that his 9" x 12" mass had "shrunk down to the size of a marble." And while the combination of cancer and COVID led him to need an oxygen tank back in 2021, he didn't let that stop him from performing his dad duties for daughter Hayley, 38. "I had a goal—walking my daughter Hayley down the aisle," Jeff—who is also dad to Isabelle, 43 and Jessica, 41, with Susan—shared on his website at the same time he announced his remission. "I was able to, not only walk Hay down the aisle, but do the father/bride dance with her without oxygen." For more celeb cancer survivors who have opened up about their journeys, read on. Colin EgglesfieldGerry Turner Camille Grammer Ewan McGregor For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News App
