Christian LeBlanc, who plays Michael Baldwin on 'The Young and the Restless,' has revealed he was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in June. He said he is now in remission and plans to return to the soap for its Thanksgiving episode.
Erin Clack is a Writer-Editor for PEOPLE. She has been writing about fashion, parenting and pop culture for more than 15 years.in New Orleans, the 65-year-old actor revealed for the first time publicly that he was diagnosed with multiple myeloma — a blood cancer that develops in plasma cells in the bone marrow — in June.
He described subtle signs leading up to his diagnosis that something wasn't quite right with his health, including rapid weight loss. "I put on Michael 's wedding ring and I put my hand down and the ring fell off without friction. I said, 'What an odd thing,'" he recalled, noting he lost 35 pounds in two months.
The star said viewers even noticed the change in his eye's appearance. "The fans caught it," he said, laughing. "I was getting people like, 'Your eye is a little Jim Carrey that way, a little Michael this way."Following immunotherapy treatment, LeBlanc is now in remission and working on regaining the weight he lost. " said, 'Eat like it's your job,' and I said, 'I was raised to fulfill this promise.
In an exciting update for fans of the show, LeBlanc — who first joined the cast in 1991 — teased that he will be returning to the screen for the soap's Thanksgiving episode.to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.'s diagnosis and recovery from prostate cancer.
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