Kelly Osbourne Considers Following Angelina Jolie's Footsteps: 'I Have Cancer Gene' [VIDEO]

By Staff Reporter - 25 Mar '15 02:46AM
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Kelly Osbourne spoke out in support of Angelina Jolie's decision to have her ovaries removed as she also may be in risk of developing cancer later on in life.

Angelina Jolie revealed in a New York Times op-ed Tuesday that she had the surgery after learning that she may have an early form of cancer.

"I feel feminine, and grounded in the choices I am making for myself and my family. I know my children will never have to say, 'Mom died of ovarian cancer,'" Jolie wrote.

Following the news, Kelly Osbourne, whose mother, Sharon, battled cancer in the past, said that she is dealing with the same predicament that Jolie was in before she made her brave decision.

"I actually do have the cancer gene," Osbourne, 30, said on Tuesday's episode of The Talk. "My mom made all of us get tested after she found out that she had it and got her double mastectomy."

Kelly Osbourne said she would ultimately do the same and undergo preventive surgery.

"I agree with this 100 percent," said Osbourne. "I know that one day I will eventually have to do it too because if I have children, I want to be there to bring them up. I want to be there to support them in every way I can.

"I have been the child of a cancer survivor, so being on that end as well is really, really hard to deal with, so I'm so lucky to have the brave mother I have that has taught me so much," she continued. "It's something I applaud Angelina for because she's bringing attention to this, and people are now going to go out and get tested for it."

The former Fashion Police show host further added that she fully percent supports the decision of removing the parts at the right time as a precautionary measure.

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