Kim Zimmer -- a well-known soap opera star -- has breast cancer ... a shocking coincidence since her character on 'The Guiding Light' suffered from the affliction.
-- a well-known soap opera star -- has breast cancer ... a shocking coincidence since her character on"The Guiding Light" suffered from the affliction.
The actress -- who played Reva Shayne on the show from 1983 to 1990 and then between 1995 an 2009 -- announced the news during"Daytime Stands Up: A Benefit for Stand Up To Cancer – We All Have a Story" Thursday ... saying she got the diagnosis late last year.Check out the clip ... KZ says she's had a mastectomy and expects to have her last chemotherapy infusion later this month ...
Zimmer -- a four-time Daytime Emmy Award winner -- advocated for regular checkups and thanked her family for their ongoing support. Like we said ... Kim's character Reva dealt with breast cancer on the show -- an odd coincidence some fans may recognize. She received the news during a 2006 episode, and the storyline played out over the next couple seasons.
In contrast to Kim's public acknowledgment of the disease, her character hid the news from everyone ... a move Zimmer said she couldn't imagine doing in real life, before adding it made for great TV drama.Play video content
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