Christina Applegate hid cancer from co-stars

Monday 13th October 2008 - 09:41:21

Christina Applegate hid her breast cancer diagnosis from her Samantha Who? co-stars and avoided hugs for weeks.Applegate underwent a double mastectomy in a bid to beat the disease following her diagnosis in July.But she admits she kept her cancer secret from her co-stars.She tells talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, "I told my make-up and hair people and people that are really close to me just so I had a protection wall so that no one was pushing me."And the 36-year-old confesses she had been reluctant for a time to hug people "but now I'm good".