Actor Stanley Tucci: ‘I was tube fed for 6 months’ | Stars

entertainment">Tucci’s first wife Kate died in 2009 from breast cancer, leaving him a widower with their children. After his own diagnosis, the actor was initially strongly against chemotherapy and radiation. “I saw what that did to my wife at the time and then I decided never to do that. It was horrible to watch that from the sidelines. But my tumor was too big to operate, so I had to give in to other treatments.”

entertainment">The actor was particularly concerned about the effect this would have on his children. “They held up really big, but it was tough. I was tube fed for 6 months because I couldn’t eat. Luckily the treatments went well and the cancer is unlikely to return. But you never know.”

entertainment">A few years after his wife’s death, Tucci married Felicity Blunt, the sister of actress Emily Blunt with whom Tucci starred in the film. The Devil Wears Prada. Although the two are extremely happy with their children, the grief for his first wife never goes away. “No, grieving is not something that just stops. That would also be crazy, because then it seems like that person doesn’t matter anymore. But at the same time I know that Kate would like nothing more than for me to continue my life and again finds happiness. And that’s what I did with Felicity.”

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