After a long absence, one of the adored co-hosts of Fox News’ successful show “Gutfeld!” returned to the show and opened up about her pregnancy health issues. Up until now, she has kept this information private.
In an episode of the 10 p.m. news show, Kat Timpf, who is well-known for her wry smirk and mastery of sarcasm, told the audience that she is feeling much better and is back to her former self following a grueling fight with breast cancer that she fought while she was pregnant with her first child.
Timpf, 36, said, “I am boob-free. I am cancer-free as well.” The comedian said the decision to get a mastectomy was not something she stressed about at all, wisecracking that she didn’t want to “risk my life for some 32As.”
After giving birth to a boy, Timpf claimed the fight was “so worth it,” despite her doctors’ warnings that she might never know for sure whether the pregnancy caused the cancer.
Back in February, Timpf revealed she was diagnosed with breast cancer just hours before giving birth to her first child.
In a heartfelt social media post, Timpf described what she called an “unconventional birth announcement.”
“Last week, I welcomed my first child into the world. About fifteen hours before I went into labor, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Now, before you worry, my doctor says it’s Stage 0 and is confident that it almost certainly hasn’t spread. Or, as I’ve explained to the few people I’ve managed to tell about it so far: Don’t freak out. It’s just, like, a LITTLE bit of cancer,” Timpf began.
“Still, it was not a chill day. I mean, to say the least! I woke up more-than-a-week-past-due pregnant, completely consumed by doing everything I could to get the baby out. By the middle of the afternoon, I was waddling around from appointment to appointment, talking about how to get my cancer out. I sat and listened as they told me that the best course of action would likely be a double mastectomy as soon as possible. I asked all the questions I could, including if I could get a copy of my tumor ultrasound to put on the fridge next to the ultrasound of my baby. Finally, by the middle of the night, I was crawling around on the floor of my apartment in spontaneous labor, before heading to the hospital to meet my baby, whom I’d learn at the time of birth was a son,” Timpf added.
“The good news? People who work at hospitals make excellent audiences for dark humor — and, as someone whose first book was about the power of jokes to get through traumatic situations, there was really no better place for me to be. Just minutes after my boy was born, I was talking with the nurses about what a birth announcement in my situation might look like,” she declared.
“Should I go with ‘Mom and baby are doing well, except maybe for mom’s cancer, and then maybe the baby after breastfeeding is stunted by her double mastectomy,’ and then shut off my phone for a week?” she continued.
Timpf added, “Anyway! These next three months of maternity leave are going to look a lot different than I’d anticipated, and I’m still getting used to my new reality. Still, as I navigate new motherhood (and new cancer) I’m learning to celebrate everything I can. I’m lucky that we found the cancer so early; I’m lucky to be my son’s mom. I mean, I know I’m biased, but the little dude absolutely rules — and not just because he might have saved my life.”
“Thank you all for your support, laughter, and love as I embrace this wildly unexpected chapter. Here’s to resilience, to miracles in the midst of chaos, and to finding humor and hope even on the toughest days,” she concluded.
Timpf received an outpouring of support on social media, including many of her colleagues at Fox News.
“We’re all here for you Kat!” Greg Gutfeld posted on X.
“Praying for you and your family, Kat. Sending you lots of love!” Kayleigh McEnany told Timpf.
“We love you, Kat, & will be here for you every step of the way,” Guy Benson said.
“Love you. Always here for you. You have an army of us ready to help. Congratulations my love. You will be a wonderful mom,” Janice Dean said.
“You are so loved, Kat! And supported. That he already saved your life is a beautiful part of all this. Here for you,” Jessica Tarlov wrote.
“You are amazing in every way. And you were heroic in labor given the day you’d just had! I love you,” Kennedy said.