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Anjelica Huston is opening up about her private battle with cancer for the first time.
In an interview with People magazine published on Wednesday, the 73-year-old discussed having a “bout with cancer.”
The actress revealed she was diagnosed in 2019 after the release of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum. “That was a very serious moment for me. I managed to survive it, and I’m proud of myself,” she said.
Huston did not reveal the type of cancer she was diagnosed with at the time.
“It’s not something that came lightly,” she added. “It came as a big shock, but it made me conscious of what I shouldn’t do, of places I shouldn’t go. One of those places was taking life too seriously. So now when the opportunity arises, I laugh, and I try not to make a big deal out of things.”
Despite having the scare, Huston says she’s now “in the clear” and is “at the four-year mark, and that means so much to me.”
“It’s a fantastic thing. I’m very proud of myself, and I’ve been very lucky. My doctors have been wonderful,” she continued.
To celebrate being clear of cancer Huston said she “just walked in my garden and smelled the roses and thought how clever I was.”
Deciding to open up about her health scare now was due to wanting to uplift others and give hope to those going through their own battles.
“Sometimes you feel like you don’t want to talk about it for the obvious reasons, but there’s a lot to be said for talking about it and getting it out there and celebrating the fact that one’s come through,” she said. “Life is tenuous and wonderful. It also gives you the idea that the world is big and you can somehow match up to it. That you’re ready for whatever happens.”
Huston currently stars as Lady Tressilian in BritBox’s three-part limited series Agatha Christie’s Towards Zeropremiering on April 16.
