“In sickness and in health” does not seem to apply to this Hollywood couple.
Supermodel Elle Macpherson says the controversial decision to treat her breast cancer diagnosis “holistically” led to the end of her marriage to billionaire Jeffrey Soffer.
The Australian-born beauty, 60, made the bombshell claim in her new memoir, Elle: Life, Lessons and Learning to Believe in Yourself.
The couple, who married in 2013, were still married when the model was diagnosed in 2017.
Macpherson refused chemotherapy from 32 doctors, revealing that her decision affected her marriage.
“My breast cancer diagnosis, followed by my eventual choice of Dr C’s holistic approach to recovery… was not one Jeff could trust or feel comfortable about,” she wrote candidly.
“And really this process was the straw that broke the camel’s back… it opened doors and everything changed,” she added excitedly. “Our marriage was over and we both knew it.”
Macpherson and Soffer broke up that year.
Earlier this year, Macpherson caused controversy after revealing that she had not had chemotherapy after being diagnosed with HER2 estrogen-responsive intraductal carcinoma – a type of breast cancer characterized by higher levels of a protein that can help breast cells multiply quickly.
The cancer hadn’t spread to her lymph nodes, but Macpherson said Soffer wasn’t the only loved one worried about her decision to forgo traditional treatment.
The mother-of-two also admits she hadn’t even told her closest Australian relatives about her plans for fear of their disapproval.
“I didn’t tell my family in Oz, not even my parents,” she said of her cancer diagnosis in her memoir. “I didn’t want to put them in a situation where they were remotely concerned and I knew my choices were different than what they might have imagined were good for me.”
“The hardest part was deciding how to heal,” she added. “The saddest part was the lack of understanding from people close to me.”
In an interview with Australia’s Today television in September, Macpherson said her decision to forego chemotherapy was not taken lightly.
“To be clear, I sought a lot of medical advice,” she said. “It was very interesting because every doctor has a different opinion on how to treat my specific case of breast cancer.”
“There was no clear path and there were no guarantees,” she continued. “So I just made a decision based on all the information I gathered and what felt right.”
Macpherson is now in remission and fighting back. The model told the program that she is “healthy” again and has been healthy “for a long time”.
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