For those of you who didn’t know, A-lister Angelina Jolie publicly announced that she underwent a double mastectomy. Angelina opened up about it hoping that other ladies would be inspired other to get tested for the cancer gene. When Angelina got tested, she found out that she had an 87% chance of getting breast cancer which caused her to get the double mastectomy. Angelina inspired many to get tested including Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Kyle Richards!
Kyle tweeted, “I lost my Mom to Breast cancer & am embarrassed to admit that I’ve been too scared to get tested. I feel differently today #AngelinaJolie.” Kyle later tweeted that she is being tested next week!
Good for Kyle! Both Kyle and Angelina lost their mother to breast cancer and I think it’s amazing that Kyle has been inspired to get tested!