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admitted that she had lied when she called her 2008 double mastectomy 'a blessing' following an early stage breast diagnosis.
The 54-year-old actress - who - candidly wrote about the topic in the book, saying she has regrets over the statement to this day.
'Frankly, I was disgusted by what came out of my mouth,' the Dead To Me star penned in an excerpt, per the New York Post.
Applegate had previously tested positive for the genetic mutation BRCA1 (also known as the breast cancer gene) which also prompted her to undergo the double mastectomy.
Later during an interview with Oprah Winfrey, she made the comment that it was a blessing - but explained in her memoir that it had been 'way of coping with how brokenhearted I was to lose my breasts.'
Years later, Applegate has expressed that she is still 'emotionally and physically mangled' by the health incident before sharing that 'the organization mitigates the terrible loss I felt and feel.'
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Christina Applegate, 54, admitted that she had lied when she called her 2008 double mastectomy 'a blessing' following an early stage breast cancer diagnosis; seen in 2020 in Beverly Hills
'Frankly, I was disgusted by what came out of my mouth,' the Dead To Me star penned in an excerpt, per the New York Post
Because she hadn't been honest at the time about the impact of the surgery, the star wrote that she felt she caused more harm than good to 'others and myself.'
'It should have been a moment to share the truth. I thought I should tell everyone that it was a blessing,' the actress said, referring to her interview with Winfrey in 2008.
Applegate was diagnosed with breast cancer following an MRI. The cancer had been in her left breast but was caught at an early stage; seen in 2020 in Santa Monica
The actress also shared how she had not been fully honest on her feelings towards the double mastectomy.
