Calling the acquisition ”extremely scary” West Side Story Rachel Zegler showcased a scar she received aft undergoing a biopsy of her breast.
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Rachel Zegler is getting existent astir her health.
The West Side Story star took to societal media to stock her acquisition with a breast cancer scare she faced when she was just 19.
"Two years agone I recovered a lump successful my bosom and went done what was undoubtedly the scariest week of my life," she wrote on her Instagram Stories connected Sept. 24. "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."
Despite the serious situation, Rachel shared everything turned retired good and that the lump turned retired to "thankfully" beryllium benign.
Along with her message, the now-21-year-old shared a black-and-white photograph of herself sporting the scar she was near with aft the procedure. She said it "serves arsenic a reminder to cheque my breasts regularly for immoderate irregular growth."
"The fibroadenoma successful my near bosom is simply a communal occurrence but nevertheless highly scary to find," she continued. "Early detection saves lives!!! Check your t--ty meat."
Rachel's uncover comes six months aft she shocked fans by claiming she did not person an invitation to the Oscars ceremony, contempt West Side Story being up for 4 awards, including Best Picture.
"I volition basal for ‘West Side Story' from my sofa and beryllium arrogant of the enactment we truthful tirelessly did 3 years ago," she wrote connected Instagram connected March 20. "I anticipation immoderate past infinitesimal occurrence occurs and I tin observe our movie successful person, but hey, that's however it goes sometimes, I guess."
Three days later, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences asked her to contiguous astatine the grant show, and she accepted the offer.
Next up, Rachel volition prima in Disney's live-action adaptation of Snow White, owed retired successful March 2024. She is besides acceptable to reunite onscreen with her West Side Story co-star and real-life fellow Josh Andres Rivera in the highly-anticipated Hunger Games prequel.
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