Former DWTS Host Announces Devastating Health News: ‘I Will Fight’
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Samantha Harris has shared a devastating health update with followers. The former Dancing With the Stars co-host took to Instagram to share the news about her cancer diagnosis with fans in a video. But what kind of cancer does Harris have and what exactly does she have to say about it?
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Harris revealed on the video posted on Instagram that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer for a second time. “I have some health news that I need to share that I never thought that I would be sharing again in my lifetime,” the former Dancing With the Stars co-host said in the video, “but I have a recurrence of breast cancer. And I feel so fortunate to have been able to guide, support, and lead so many of you in Your Healthiest Healthy community, and I will continue to do so, and I will fight on and I will be okay.”
“I’m so grateful for my family and my close friends,” the video continued, “and as I lean on them, I also reach out to lean on you during this time, and I will continue to share more as my treatment plan unravels. I’ll see you soon.”
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Harris was the co-host of Dancing With the Stars from Season 2 to Season 9 alongside Tom Bergeron, departing the show in 2010. Afterward, she was a correspondent on Entertainment Tonight. In 2014, Harris announced her first breast cancer diagnosis and her intention to go through with a double mastectomy. She underwent the surgery and later confirmed she was cancer-free. Since then she has become a vocal health advocate, authoring the book Your Healthiest Healthy.
The show she co-hosted for eight seasons is now co-hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough. It will return with new episodes in the fall, with the cast for the new season expected to be announced soon.
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