Andy Roddick
Ex-tennis star makes several cancers public
Andy Roddick and Brooklyn Decker
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Andy Roddick, Grand Slam winner and husband of US model Brooklyn Decker, spoke for the first time about his skin cancer in his podcast. The nightmare began “five or six years ago.”
Andy Roddick is ‘struggling with various types of skin cancer’
In his podcast “Served with Andy Roddick” on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, the father of two announced that he had been “battling with various types of skin cancer” since he “stopped playing,” the “Spiegel” quoted him as saying. . His face is flushed, his eyes are puffy. Roddick seems to be having a hard time getting the news out of his mouth.
Cancer started “five or six years ago”.
The appearance also has a reason. He begins by saying, “I’ve never talked about it,” and then explains, according to Spiegel, “This morning we were looking at this facial laser thing, so for those of you watching on YouTube, this is what it looks like. like I got into a fight.”
Andy Roddick did not provide any more information about his ongoing treatment or the reasons for it, only this much: “five or six years ago” he had squamous cell carcinoma (i.e. malignant skin cancer) removed from his lip.
Two children with supermodel Brooklyn Decker
The former world number one assumes that he will have to deal with it for the rest of his life and then appeals to his listeners: “Use sunscreen.”
Andy Roddick has been married to model Brooklyn Decker since 2009. The couple has two children together: a son named Hank, who was born on September 30, 2015, and their daughter Stevie, who was born in November 2017.
Sources used: Podcast “Served with Andy Roddick”, accessed from youtube.com, spiegel.de