Ayrshire parents have told their four-year-old son that a fundraiser for cancer treatment is a "celebration of how brave he is."
01.05.2023 - 19:17 / usmagazine.com
After secretly battling cancer nearly four years ago, Stanley Tucci is opening up about his “brutal” health challenges.
“It was terrifying. My first wife [Kate Spath-Tucci] died of cancer. So when I got it, I was completely shocked,” the Citadel star, 62, recalled during a Sunday, April 30, appearance on Sunday Today. “And luckily, it hadn’t metastasized, but the treatments were brutal. I lost 35 pounds and couldn’t eat. I had a feeding tube for six months and everything tasted like you-know-what and smelled like you-know-what.”
Tucci — whose first wife, Spath-Tucci, died in 2009 after a breast cancer battle — went on to praise spouse Felicity Blunt, whom he wed in 2012, for her invaluable support.
“I was so afraid but Felicity was very persistent and had to drag me kicking and screaming,” the Hunger Games actor told host Willie Geist. “I wouldn’t be around if I hadn’t done that.”
Tucci first revealed his diagnosis in September 2021, telling Vera magazine that doctors had found a tumor at the base of his tongue that was “too big to operate” three years earlier.
“I’d vowed I’d never do anything like that because my first wife died of cancer, and to watch her go through those treatments for years was horrible,” the Devil Wears Prada star told the magazine, noting he underwent high-dose radiation and chemotherapy. “The kids were great, but it was hard for them. I had a feeding tube for six months. I could barely make it to the twins’ high school graduation.”
Tucci and Spath-Tucci shared twins Isabel and Nicolo, both 23, and daughter Camilla, 21. The Lovely Bones actor and the literary agent — who is actress Emily Blunt’s sister — later welcomed son Matteo, 8, and daughter Emilia, 5.
“[Cancer] makes you more afraid and less afraid
Ayrshire parents have told their four-year-old son that a fundraiser for cancer treatment is a "celebration of how brave he is."
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Stanley Tucci is looking back at his battle with cancer.
Stanley Tucci is opening up about his cancer battle.
Stanley Tucci is eternally grateful for the support of his family during his health crisis.
Stanley Tucci has opened up about how his wife, the literary agent Felicity Blunt, helped him through his treatment for oral cancer. The Devil Wears Prada actor, 62, who was diagnosed with the illness in 2017, told Willie Geist on Sunday Sitdown that “it was terrifying” when he first learned he was sick. Tucci reflected on how he and his late wife, actor Kate Spath-Tucci, had “travelled all over the world trying to find a cure for her” before she died from breast cancer in 2009.
Stanley Tucci is revealing details of his struggle with oral cancer after a 2017 diagnosis.
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The Lovely Bones, describing the film as a “tough experience”.The actor was asked about his past performances during an interview with Entertainment Tonight, where he named his role as serial killer George Harvey in the 2010 film as one he wouldn’t like to return to.“I would not play George Harvey again in The Lovely Bones, that was horrible,” Tucci said. “It’s a wonderful movie but it was a tough experience. Simply because of the role.“I asked [director] Peter Jackson why he cast me in that role.
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