Kathy Bates "didn't wanna go through" reconstructive surgery after a double mastectomy because she "enjoyed not having breasts". The 76-year-old actress was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2012 aged 64 and decided for a number of reasons that having a procedure to restore her bosom wouldn't have been right for her. Appearing on the 'MeSsy' podcast, she told hosts Christina Applegate and Jamie-Lynn Sigler: "This is really weird, maybe — but I had really heavy breasts.
“They were, like, 10 pounds when they removed them, and I kind of enjoy not having breasts.” The 'American Horror Story' star's main reason for not wanted the surgery was because of her age and not being "in a relationship" at the time. She explained: "At the age I was, I thought, ‘You know, I really don’t wanna go through that'.
“I just didn’t wanna go through it. I wasn’t in a relationship, I was older, and I didn’t think that I would be in a relationship. "So I was kind of like, ‘Why do I have to?’ ” Kathy - who was also diagnosed with ovarian cancer nine years before her breast cancer battle - pointed out that she can still change her figure when necessary for a role, such as in her 'Matlock' reboot where she sports a camisole-esque garment.
She said: "They put little false-y cups in it, and they’re so comfortable, and they give me a nice shape. And that’s it.” Back in 2018, Kathy opened up on her decision to avoid resonstructive surgery, insisting it would've involved her taking.