“I have one foot in the grave”

She is one of the faces and silhouettes that have forever marked the world of fashion, so much so that our colleagues from wall street journal devote an exclusive page to this emblematic model of the 1980s. This Tuesday, September 5, 2023, Linda Evangelista spoke at length with the teams of the American magazine. The opportunity to dive back into the long and prestigious career of the super model but also to learn more about her intimacy.

Now 58 years old, Linda Evangelista agreed to talk about the trials she had to face in the greatest silence at the time. The ex-wife of billionaire François-Henri Pinault has indeed been confronted with the disease several times in her life, and this, in a period of time that seems incredible. Indeed, as she revealed in the columns of the American magazine, Linda Evangelista was diagnosed with breast cancer. A diagnosis that was made to him twice in his life five years apart.

Linda Evangelista: “A bonus”

It was in 2018 that hell began for Linda Evangelista when she learned with astonishment the verdict at the time of her “annual mammogram”. A detail that reminds us of the importance of regular medical follow-up in order to identify and treat this type of pathology as soon as possible, as the model reminded our colleagues. “Without hesitation, because I wanted to put it all behind me and not have to deal with it, I opted for a bilateral mastectomy“, she said. And to add: “Breast cancer wasn’t going to kill me.”

Despite her faith in medical advances, the former supermodel suffered a relapse in 2022. It was then that she asked her doctor to do everything to cure her, begging him to “dig into his chest”. “I don’t want it to be pretty. I want you to dig. I want to see a hole in my chest when you’re done. Do you understand me?”said the one who preferred to keep her life rather than her physique.

As part of the medical follow-up to which she is subject, the doctors indicated that her state of health was “good”. But if her condition has improved since, Linda Evangelista believes that she has “one foot in the grave”. That doesn’t stop this fashion icon from enjoying life to the fullest, considering everything that happens to her now is a plus.. “I overcame horrible health problems. i am today […] happy to be alive. Everything that happens to me now is a bonus”she concluded.

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