{"id":10674,"date":"2025-06-13T00:47:32","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T19:47:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/us\/?p=10674"},"modified":"2025-06-13T01:04:38","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T20:04:38","slug":"kathy-bates-opens-up-i-dont-miss-my-breasts-they-were-like-10-pounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/us\/kathy-bates-opens-up-i-dont-miss-my-breasts-they-were-like-10-pounds\/","title":{"rendered":"Kathy Bates Opens Up: &#8216;I Don\u2019t Miss My Breasts\u2014They Were Like 10 Pounds&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"208\" data-end=\"410\">Kathy Bates, the Oscar-winning actress known for powerhouse performances in <em data-start=\"284\" data-end=\"292\">Misery<\/em> and <em data-start=\"297\" data-end=\"306\">Titanic<\/em>, has faced battles far beyond the screen\u2014quietly fighting and surviving both ovarian and breast cancer.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"412\" data-end=\"636\">In a candid episode of the <em data-start=\"439\" data-end=\"491\">MeSsy with Christina Applegate &amp; Jamie-Lynn Sigler<\/em> podcast, Bates shared a deeply personal decision: she chose not to undergo breast reconstruction surgery after her 2012 breast cancer diagnosis.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"638\" data-end=\"724\">\u201cI don\u2019t miss them,\u201d she said with characteristic honesty. \u201cThey were like 10 pounds!\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"726\" data-end=\"989\">Her choice reflects not only her physical recovery but also her mental liberation from societal expectations about femininity and body image. 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