Big Bang Theory’s Kate Micucci opens up about lung cancer diagnosis

Micucci told followers that her diagnosis came as a 'surprise' and that she has 'never smoked a cigarette' in her life.

Actress and musician Kate Micucci has revealed to fans that she has been diagnosed with lung cancer. Best known for her roles in The Big Bang Theory, Raising Hope and Scrubs and for being one half of the musical comedy duo Garfunkel and Oates, Micucci told her TikTok followers that her diagnosis came as a “surprise” and that she has “never smoked a cigarette” in her life. In a clip, the 43-year-old said she is “all good” after having undergone surgery related to the illness and that it was thankfully caught “really early”.

@katiemicucci An update on what I’ve been up to. ? #sicktok #hospital #imokay #solucky #sendinglove ♬ original sound - Katemicucci

Big Bang Theory's Kate Micucci opens up about lung cancer diagnosis

The actress videoed herself lying in a hospital bed, as she explained: “Hey everybody, this is not a TikTok, it’s a ‘Sick Tok’. I’m in the hospital but it’s because I had lung cancer surgery yesterday. They caught it really early. “It’s pretty weird, because I’ve never smoked a cigarette in my life so uh, you know, it was a surprise. “But also I guess, also, it happens and so the greatest news is they caught it early, they got it out, I’m all good. “But it’s been a little bit of a trip and I’ll probably be moving slow for a few weeks, but then I’ll be back at it.” Micucci went on to say that she looks forward to being able to paint again and then joked that her rambling was down to the fact that she’s "on drugs" following her surgery. The clip then cuts to her strolling through the hospital in a gown, with an IV in tow. Read more:

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