Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Survivor Christina Applegate: 'I miss my old breasts'

Actress Christina Applegate underwent breast cancer diagnosis in
August 2008 of last year, prior to undergoing a double mastec-
tomy. Photo: Getty Images

Actress Christina Applegate has confessed to Women's Health magazine that she misses her old pair.

After being diagnosed with breast cancer in August 2008 and undergoing a double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery due to the breast cancer , Applegate said the news ones just aren't "the same".

When first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008, "The Sweetest Thing" star said, "I was just shaking and — and then also immediately, I had to go into ... 'take-care-of-business-mode'", which also included a change to a more healthy diet. 

The 37-year-old actress told Women's Health magazine, "It’s really hard because they just aren’t the same - and I had really good ones."

The star still topped the Most Beautiful People list published by People Magazine this year, noting her courageous bout with breast cancer. But, still, the star longs for her pair of late - Or at least the liberty of choice.

“If you have boobs you don’t like, you can go and choose the size you want, and then get a brand new present. But it’s different when it’s not your choice,” she added.

But there's good news for the sunny-side Applegate - Lower maintenance.

“I hold on to the fact that I don’t have to wear a bra, which is great!” 

Keeping her humor now, as she had through her battle with the serious illness was Applegate's best cure. The star revealed her time spent in the hospital was filled with laughter, making fun of "weird things that were happening" and spending time with loved ones.

“My friends would walk in with this sad look, and I would throw something at them and say, ‘Come on! This isn’t the end of the world!’"