Olivia Munn shows mastectomy scars in new Skims campaign: 'I'm done being insecure'
The "Newsroom" star, 44, modeled Skims bras in a new campaign launched on Wednesday by Kim Kardashian's shapewear company. One of the photos shows Munn wearing Skims' nipple bra, while in another picture shared on the company's' Instagram story, the actress shows off her mastectomy scars in a side view.
"When I look at the scars or how my breasts look different or how clothes fit on me differently, I just feel a lot of gratitude," Munn said in a Skims clip posted on Instagram. "The way my body looks is just a representation of how hard I fought."
Skims said that as part of this campaign, which was launched during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, 10% of the retail sales price for each bra it sells from Oct. 23 to Oct. 31 will be donated to the breast cancer organization Susan G. Komen.
Munn first revealed in March that she had been battling breast cancer and underwent a double mastectomy. She said she received her diagnosis just two months after having a normal mammogram because her OB/GYN decided to calculate her breast cancer risk assessment score. "I'm lucky," she said at the time. "We caught it with enough time that I had options. I want the same for any woman who might have to face this one day."
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In an interview on the "Today" show, Munn revealed that showing off her scars in the Skims campaign was an impromptu idea that she came up with during the photoshoot.
"We were in the middle of the shoot and we were changing an outfit that could see more of my scars, and so the makeup artist was touching up my scars, and then we got to the double mastectomy scars and they were really hard to cover up," she said. "And then I was looking in the mirror and I just thought, 'I'm done being insecure about my scars.'"
The "X-Men: Apocalypse" star continued, "It was scary, but I feel like this is something I've been hiding for a long time now, and it just feels like I can breathe a little bit more."
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During a Wednesday appearance on the Susan G. Komen podcast "Real Pink," Munn reflected on "how shocking it was for me" when she first saw her mastectomy scars. But she said she hopes it helps other breast cancer survivors to see the scars featured in a campaign for a company associated with beauty.
Olivia Munn and John Mulaneymarry in a ceremony officiated by Sam Waterston
"I really hope that other women see them (on) billboards and online and in magazines and feel really beautiful knowing that they have the same scars that I have and that I'm embracing them," she said.
After Kardashian's Skims debuted a bra that featured built-in nipples, Philecia La'Bounty, a breast cancer patient, told USA TODAY, "Regardless of why Kim made this garment or what inspired it, there's a massive community that is grieving the loss of their breasts and is extremely excited to have this easy, affordable and painless option to get their nipples back."
Munn revealed in a May interview with Vogue that she also underwent a hysterectomy amid her breast cancer battle. The actress and comedian John Mulaney were married in July, and in September, they shared that they have welcomed their second child together. The baby girl was born via surrogate.
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