Olivia Munn reveals confidence about how her cancer diagnosis affects her confidence, especially when filming the latest series with Jon Hamm. In a frank interview Los Angeles TimesThe actress revealed that her fight with breast cancer made her feel unsafe, especially in the S3X scene.
“I’m really worried about doing any S3X scene because I have a lot of scars,” Mungen said. “The scars you can see in the clothes and scars unless I’m completely naked.”
Munn, 44, was diagnosed with breast cancer in April 2023 and underwent a double mastectomy 30 days later. She underwent four surgeries over the course of ten months while still filming the Apple TV+ series Your friends and neighborsshe plays Samantha Levitt, a long-time mistress of Andrew Cooper, a Hamm character.
“She wanted to get more from him than he was willing to give, and their only connection was through S3X,” Mung said of the character’s relationship. “I really wanted to portray it. I wanted the S3X scene to feel like the S3X scene – I wanted them to feel gutted, intense, and not flinched at all.”
Munn praised her for working with the intimate coordinator and personal soul to seek help with her managing the emotional weight of these performances.
“I do feel unsafe, but every time I do, I feel better,” she said. Despite everything, she expressed deep appreciation for her body. “I’m very grateful for it because it has helped me through it.”
Munn shares photos from her recovery journey, including moments in a hospital bed and dressing, revealing visible and hidden scars that became part of her experience on screen.
Series creator Jonathan Tropper is also right eraexpressing admiration for Munn’s openness and power. “When someone tells you, you just tell them that you want them to be well and that health is the most important thing,” he said. “We are committed to doing what we have to do on the show to make sure she takes a break when she needs a break and we can do her best on her schedule to make sure she gets her healthy time.”
Tropper added: “It’s not a very difficult conversation at all because she’s very candid about it – almost everything.”
Although Munn is not cancer now, she admits that the journey lasts for a lasting emotional weight. “I will look up at my shoulders for the rest of my life,” she said.
