Olivia Munn Bares Mastectomy Scars In Topless Skims Marketing campaign

Olivia Munn is finished hiding.

The “Newsroom” actor and breast most cancers survivor opened up about embracing her physique, scars and all, in her new modeling marketing campaign throughout an interview with “Today” on Wednesday.

When she first signed on to work with the shapewear firm Skims, the Kim Kardashian-owned model had no plans to focus on Munn’s mastectomy scars.

“It was simply to do their shapewear and their new leggings, and it wasn’t about my scar in any respect,” defined the mom of two, who has undergone a number of surgical procedures since being diagnosed with luminal B breast cancer in April 2023.

In the course of the shoot, Munn and the make-up artist on set realized it could be “actually exhausting” to masks the scars, prompting the actor to pitch a unique strategy.

“I used to be wanting within the mirror, and I simply thought, ‘I’m performed being insecure about my scars,’” Munn advised host Savannah Guthrie. “So I went to the staff of Skims and I mentioned, ‘What do you guys take into consideration displaying my scars on this marketing campaign?’ And so they have been so superb and considerate and fantastic. And we talked it out and we determined to do it.”

Although Munn admitted it was “scary” to disclose her scars, baring that a part of her physique allowed for a profound emotional launch, she mentioned.

“I really feel like that is one thing I’ve been hiding for a very long time now, and it simply looks like I can breathe just a little bit extra,” the actor defined.

That aid made Munn notice how her photos could inspire different survivors to simply accept the fantastic thing about their our bodies as they’re.

“Understanding there are such a lot of ladies which have these identical scars as me, I do know that so lots of them really feel the identical means I felt about them for therefore lengthy. And I hope that they see the Skims marketing campaign,” she mentioned.

“Skims is so iconic and related to magnificence and intercourse attraction, and most cancers actually doesn’t have that very same connotation,” the star went on. “So I simply actually hope that different ladies who’ve gone by means of my identical path really feel just a little higher after seeing it.”

Earlier this month, Munn marked the start of Breast Cancer Awareness Month with a poignant Instagram publish during which she pushed folks to decide to their annual OB-GYN appointments.

She additionally urged followers to take the Tyrer-Cuzick Risk Assessment Test, which she credit with serving to detect her most cancers early and begin remedy instantly.

“To everybody who’s battling or has battled most cancers, in no matter type, I ship you all my love,” the star wrote in her Instagram caption.