Rachel Zegler Reveals She Had A Breast Cancer Scare At 19: ‘Scariest Week Of My Life’

Rachel Zegler, 21, revealed that she had a bosom crab scare 2 years ago, erstwhile she was 19 years old. The West Side Story star took a photo of her scar and shared it to her Instagram Stories connected Sept. 24, alongside a connection astir the wellness incident. “Two years agone I recovered a lump successful my bosom and went done what was undoubtedly the scariest week of my life,” Rachel began successful her message.

Rachel Zegler (Photo: Matt Baron/Shutterstock)

“No OB/GYN was taking caller patients owed to the backlog of the pandemic, but I was fortunate to person the attraction of my pediatrician who prescribed maine an ultrasound, which led to an out-patient biopsy procedure,” Rachel said, earlier noting that “thankfully” the cancerous lump was benign.

The Golden Globe winner went connected to advocator for regular wellness cheque ups. “And present the scar serves arsenic a reminder to cheque my breasts regularly for immoderate irregular maturation – the fibroadenoma successful my near bosom is simply a communal occurrence but nevertheless highly scary to find,” she said. “Early detection saves lives!!! Check your titty nutrient :).”

This isn’t the archetypal clip Rachel has updated her fans connected her health. Back successful 2018, the histrion revealed that she suffers from depression and anxiety successful a tweet. “Hello. My sanction is Rachel. I endure from anxiousness and depression, and occasionally consciousness depersonalized/disassociated from reality,” she wrote. “I americium a enactment successful progress. I americium uncovering the communal crushed betwixt maine and my mind. And that’s enough. But please, inquire if I’m okay. #EndTheStigma.”

Hello. My sanction is Rachel. I endure from anxiousness and depression, and occasionally consciousness depersonalized/disassociated from reality. I americium a enactment successful progress. I americium uncovering the communal crushed betwixt maine and my mind. And that’s enough.

But please, inquire if I’m okay.#EndTheStigma

— rachel zegler (she/her/hers) (@rachelzegler) June 9, 2018

Rachel roseate to fame playing Maria successful Steven Spielberg‘s 2021 mentation of West Side Story. She’s acceptable to play the rubric relation of Snow White successful Disney’s live-action adaptation of the animated classical Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. She volition prima opposite Gal Gadot, who is playing the Evil Queen. Rachel, who is Latina, faced backlash for being formed successful the pb relation in Snow White, which she discussed on Variety’s Actors connected Actors bid with Andrew Garfield in January 2022.

“When it was announced, it was a immense happening that was trending connected Twitter for days, due to the fact that each of the radical were angry,” she said. “We request to emotion them successful the close direction. At the extremity of the day, I person a occupation to bash that I’m truly excited to do. I get to beryllium a Latina princess.”