Over the weekend, James Van Der Beek was forced by a tabloid to reveal that he was diagnosed with cancer. Today, People posted an interview with the actor, and he went into more detail about it.
On August 31, 2023, JVDB’s life cahnged. He went in for a colonoscopy because he was having poop problems. When he woke up from anesthesia, the doctor told him it was cancer.
He didn’t know how to react to the news. He decided he would wait until he knew more. After seeing a few doctors and some tests, he found out it was stage 3 colorectal cancer.
Once he knew more about his cancer, it was time to tell his family. His wife, Kimberly, and their six children, Olivia, 14, Joshua, 12, Annabel,10, Emilia, 8, Gwen, 6, and Jeremiah, 3, have been his rock.
Because of that and the cancer, his outlook on life has changed. He is living it and not in fear.
He is also not afraid to try new treatments for his battle. He ended the chat with, “I’m very cautiously optimistic. I’m in a place of healing, my energy levels are great. When I’ve been out of the woods completely for what feels like a responsible amount of time, I’ll circle back and let you know.”
Hopefully, he will be able to tell us soon what treatment works and that he is in remission. This way, he has many more years to spend with his family and friends and doing the job he has a whole new attitude about.
Yesterday, James Van Deer Beek, 47, announced that he was diagnosed with colorectal cancer. However, after his interview was released, he said it was not on his terms.
“It is cancer…”
Each year, approximately 2 billion people around the world receive this diagnosis. And I’m one of them. There’s no playbook for how announce these things, but I’d planned on talking about it at length with People magazine at some point soon… to raise awareness and tell my story on my own terms. But that plan had to be altered early this morning when I was informed that a tabloid was going to run with the news.
I’ve been dealing with this privately until now, getting treatment and dialing in my overall health with greater focus than ever before. I’m in a good place and feeling strong. It’s been quite the initiation, and I’ll tell you more when I’m ready.
Apologies to all the people in my life who I’d planned on telling myself. Nothing about this process has occurred on my preferred timeline… But we roll with it, taking each surprise as a signpost, pointing us toward a greater destiny than we would have discovered without divine intervention.
Please know that my family and I deeply appreciate all the love and support.
More to come…
I have always hated that tabloids have forced celebrities to reveal pregnancies coming out, illnesses and hospitalizations, splits, and so much more before they are ready. They are human and deserve the right to have some privacy on things like the above.
I was once given the scoop that an actor and his wife were having twins, but I opted not to go with it. It is not my story to tell. I am glad I did because I am now social media friends with that actor.
I continue to sit on stuff that is going on with my friends and even celebrities I don’t know. There are just some things that should be theirs to tell when they are ready.
Back to JVDB. I have a feeling we will find out more about his cancer diagnosis when The Real Full Monty airs Decembber 9th on Fox. The special finds him and other male celebrities baring all to raise awareness for prostate, testicular and colorectal cancer testing and research.
Next month, James Van Der Beek is taking it all off on Fox’s The Real Full Month to bring awareness to prostate, testicular, and colorectal cancer testing and research.
Today, he announced that he was battling cancer. “I have colorectal cancer. I’ve been privately dealing with this diagnosis and have been taking steps to resolve it, with the support of my incredible family,” he told People. “There’s reason for optimism, and I’m feeling good.”
The actor did not elaborate on when he was diagnosed, nor what stage he was diagnosed with. Hopefully, it was early, and he will beat it.
Van Der Beek’s wife Kimberly and their six kids, Olivia, Joshua, Annabel, Emilia, Gwendolyn, and Jeremiah, are supporting him.
Remember the movie The Full Monty, where the male leads took it all off? Well, on December 9th, Anthony Anderson, Taye Diggs, Chris Jones, Tyler Posey, Bruno Tonioli, and James Van Der Beek are going to do just that for a good cause on Fox in The Real Full Monty.
During the two-hour special, Anderson will lead Diggs, Jones, Posey, Tonioli and Van Der Beek as they train and rehearse for the most revealing performance of their careers, culminating with a big strip-tease dance, choreographed by Emmy Award-winner Mandy Moore (Choreographer for So You Think you Can Dance, La La Land, and Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour), where they will bare all in front of a live audience. Leading up to the final disrobing, the men will expand their limits, test their modesty and strengthen their bond with a series of rehearsals and experiences, both private and public, designed to build confidence and remove them far from their comfort zone and forge a brotherhood. Along the way, each of the celebrities will share their personal stories of how cancer has impacted their lives.
Since I like to look at naked men, I will be watching this special! Wild horses couldn’t drag me away unless Wild Horses was a male strip club. Then they could drag me away, especially if they are hung like wild horses.
On December 9th, Anthony Anderson, Taye Diggs, Chris Jones, Tyler Posey), Bruno Tonioli, and James Van Der Beek are going to take it all off for a good cause.
They are participating in Fox’s The Real Full Monty to raise awareness for prostate, testicular, and colorectal cancer testing and research.
During the two-hour special, the six men will be taught a strip routine, which they will perform at the end. And I can’t wait to watch every inch, I mean second of it.
Hopefully, Fox will do it again, and then at least one of my two friends who wants to do this will be able to appear in it!
