Christina Applegate can hug again
Christina Applegate had breast cancer and then had her luscious bosoms cut off to ensure that it won’t happen again. So unfortunately, that meant less hugs. Christina Applegate has been bravely outspoken about her battle with breast cancer. But, the Samantha Who? star reveals, she wasn’t always so forthcoming. “I went back to work for about five weeks right after the second surgery,” Applegate tells Ellen DeGeneres on Friday’s show. She adds, “I didn’t tell any

Today's News: Our Take - Christina Applegate Is Rarin' to Hug Again
Samantha Who? star and cancer survivor Christina Applegate appeared on Ellen and declared that she's ready to hug again after her double mastectomy surgeries. Applegate told host Ellen DeGeneres on Friday's show that "I went back to work for about five weeks right after the second surgery," but didn't tell anyone (save her close friends) about her diagnosis, reports People magazine. After the surgeries, Applegate became wary of people hugging her, especially at the extra-huggy Stand Up to Cancer f

Christina Applegate Feeling "So Much Better"
She's feeling good now, but Samantha Who? star Christina Applegate reveals on today's Ellen DeGeneres Show that "for about five weeks" after her breast cancer surgery, she kept relatively mum at work. "I told my makeup and hair people and people that are really close to me, just so I had a protection wall, so that no one was pushing me," says the 36-year-old actress, jokingly adding, "because they do that a lot on my set. They just shove me...just randomly, for no reason." 

Christina Applegate kept cancer diagnosis a secret
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Samantha Who?" star Christina Applegate avoided hugs for weeks and hid her cancer diagnosis from nearly everyone working on her hit television program, the actress said in an interview airing on Friday. Applegate, 36, publicly revealed her diagnosis for breast cancer in August and had a double-mastectomy performed. The actress told chat show host Ellen DeGeneres that she went back to work on her sitcom "Samantha Who?" for about five weeks right after her surgery, but

Christina Applegate “Ellen” Video (October 10)
Samantha Who? star Christina Applegate opened up about her brave battle against cancer on Friday’s Ellen.

Christina Applegate kept cancer diagnosis a secret
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Samantha Who?" star Christina Applegate avoided hugs for weeks and hid her cancer diagnosis from nearly everyone working on her hit television program, the actress said in an interview airing on Friday. Applegate, 36, publicly revealed her diagnosis for breast cancer in August and had a double-mastectomy performed. The actress told chat show host Ellen DeGeneres that she went back to work on her sitcom "Samantha Who?" for about five weeks right after her surgery, but

La Applegate tells Ellen, “I was afraid of people hugging me”
Cheese feeling good now, pero La Samantha Who? superestrella, La Christina Applegate kept her breast cancer a secret at work. On tooday’s Ellen DeGeneres Show she gives us some chisme. Christina said: “I told my makeup and hair people and people that are really close to me, yust so I had a protection wall, so [...]

Christina: 'I was really afraid of people hugging me'
Christina Applegate tells Ellen DeGeneres today on her show that now, after her two lumpectomies and a double mastectomy, she's finally feel good again about hugging. Christina mentions that she's feeling "so much better" than the last time she saw Ellen. "I was afraid of people hugging me. People are really huggy at those things," she says, referring to the Stand Up To Cancer event.  "I apologize," says Ellen, "I hugged you." "Really hard, too!" j

Christina Applegate Is 'Ready to Hug Again'
The Samantha Who? star says she's back to feeling "good" after battling breast cancer

Christina Applegate Is ‘Ready to Hug Again’
Christina Applegate has been bravely outspoken about her battle with breast cancer. But, the Samantha Who? star reveals, she wasn’t always so forthcoming. “I went back to work for about five weeks right after the second surgery,” Applegate tells Ellen DeGeneres on Friday’s show. She adds, “I didn’t tell anyone [about the diagnosis].” Actually, she did share the news with a few members of her inner circle. “I told my make-up and hair people and people that are really close to me …,

Christina Applegate - Applegate Hid Cancer From Co-stars
Christina Applegate hid her breast cancer diagnosis from her SAMANTHA WHO? co-stars and avoided hugs for weeks. Applegate underwent a double mastectomy in a bid to beat ...

Christina Applegate auctions of her handcrafted roses for charity.
The roses Christina Applegate crafted from ribbons while she was recovering from her mastectomy earlier this year are to be auctioned off for her cancer foundation. The actress learned to make the ribbon roses when she was a child and spent hours making hundreds of them as therapy while she was in hospital. She explains, “I learned how to do this when I was about six, and then, for some reason, every time I get a ribbon in my hand, I start making these roses, and something I did in the hospital was

Christina: I'm Ready to Be Hugged Again!
On Friday's Ellen DeGeneres Show, Christina Applegate says she didn't tell anybody on the set of her ABC sitcom Samantha Who? about her breast cancer diagnosis for five weeks. "I told my make-up and hair people, and people that are really close to me, just so I had a protection wall so that no one was pushing me," said Applegate, 36. Joking, she added, "because they do that a lot on my set. They just shove me ... just randomly for no reason." See how other stars are fighting back against breast cancer. T

Christina Applegate: I Avoided Hugs
The Samantha Who? star kept others away to hide her breast cancer diagnosis. In order to keep her breast cancer diagnosis a secret, Christina Applegate says she told those in her Inner Circle to shield her from contact for...

Sexy Christina Applegate Shine In "Samantha Who?"
It takes Christina Applegate approximately 45 seconds in the second-season premiere of ABC's "Samantha Who?" to dispel any lingering discomfort the audience might have with ...... <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/news/entertainment/article_212178015.shtml"><b>More</b>

Christina Applegate Took Photos Before Surgery
The Samantha Who? star talks to Oprah about snapping pictures of her breasts the day before her operation.

Christina Applegate: Hard at Work
She’s on the mend from her successful battle with breast cancer, and Christina Applegate was spotted hard at work on the set of her hit show “Samantha Who?.” On location in Pacific Palisades, the “Married…With Children” hottie looked cute in a cream colored down jacket overtop a grey shirt with jeans, heels, and a funky white hat. Ms Applegate was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, while her co-star Jean Smart won the Emmy

Christina Applegate: Hard at Work
She’s on the mend from her successful battle with breast cancer, and Christina Applegate was spotted hard at work on the set of her hit show “Samantha Who?.” On location in Pacific Palisades, the “Married…With Children” hottie looked cute in a cream colored down jacket overtop a grey shirt with jeans, heels, and a funky white hat. Get the full story from  The Gossip Girls  Bookmark This Story:

Christina Applegate: I lost it before my mastectomy
"I was just gonna let them (breasts) go... and then, when I met with my doctor and I told him that was my decision and he brought the surgeon in, it was like the floodgates just opened up and I lost it." www.contactmusic.com   

Christina Applegate on Oprah
By now everyone has heard about the saga that Christina Applegate has gone through but until she was featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show no one knew the extent that this incredibly difficult situation. It was a delayed reaction to having heard her medical diagnosis – that she had breast cancer – that made Christina Applegate cry, she says. With October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Samantha Who? star, 36, spoke candidly with Oprah Winfrey on a special installment of The Oprah Winfrey Show th

Christina Applegate sparkles in "Samantha Who?"
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - It takes Christina Applegate approximately 45 seconds in the second-season premiere of ABC's "Samantha Who?" to dispel any lingering discomfort the audience might have with the star's summertime diagnosis of breast cancer and subsequent double mastectomy. We see her Samantha character dancing in her apartment and doing a quick strip down to her bra and panties, all to a rock music beat. It's a Smart move from the show's producers and a courageous one for the star,

Christina Applegate sparkles in "Samantha Who?"
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - It takes Christina Applegate approximately 45 seconds in the second-season premiere of ABC's "Samantha Who?" to dispel any lingering discomfort the audience might have with the star's summertime diagnosis of breast cancer and subsequent double mastectomy. We see her Samantha character dancing in her apartment and doing a quick strip down to her bra and panties, all to a rock music beat. It's a Smart move from the show's producers and a courageous one for the star,

Christina Applegate Talks Breast Cancer Surgery
Samantha Who? star Christina Applegate caused quite a stir at the Emmys when she showed up on the red carpet in a dramatic silk organza Reem Acra design. The 36-year-old actress turned heads with her light-blue and gold frock but also because it was the first major public appearance since the news of her breast cancer diagnosis broke. Applegate chatted with Oprah on her talk show about her struggle with breast cancer and her decision to have both breasts removed to fight the disease. "When I met

Christina Applegate Did Nude Photo Shoot Before Doing Mastectomy
She did it in order to have a memory of her real breasts before having them removed and replaced with fake breasts which she claimed as nothing compared to the real ones. © David Gabber/PR Photos Being pronounced free from cancer, Christina Applegate is opening up about her struggle with breasts cancer she's been diagnosed with in early August this year, saying she posed for a nude photo shoot before having mastectomy. S

Christina Applegate Still "Shaking" Over Breast Cancer Diagnosis
On Tuesday's Oprah Winfrey Show, Christina Applegate says she wasn't surprised when she was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 36. "I knew. I just knew. And I went home and they called me and, I mean, you don't -- you don't want to hear that ever," she says. "It came back positive. And I just -- like right now I'm sitting here shaking remembering that moment. As you guys know, you don't think...