Katie Thurston reflects on Bachelorette co-star Ananda Lewis’ death amid own cancer battle

Health & Fitness
17 Jun 2025 • 4:35 PM MYT
The Independent
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  • Former "Bachelorette" star Katie Thurston shared that Ananda Lewis's death impacted her own experience with breast cancer, acknowledging she had been "spiralling for a day" after the news.
  • Thurston was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer in mid-February, which was later revised to stage four after it metastasized to her liver.
  • Thurston revealed earlier this month that she is experiencing memory loss amid her cancer treatment, recalling an incident at the airport where she couldn't remember where she was traveling from.
  • Ananda Lewis, former MTV VJ and talk show host, passed away at 52, eight months after her breast cancer progressed to stage four.
  • Lewis revealed her breast cancer diagnosis in 2020 and admitted she initially refused a double mastectomy, opting instead to try to remove toxins from her body, a decision she later questioned.

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