Julia Louis-Dreyfus revealed on Amy Poehler’s “Good Hang” podcast that she felt “backed into a corner” when she publicly disclosed her breast cancer diagnosis in 2017. At the time, HBO’s “ Veep ” was preparing for its seventh and final season, but production was delayed while Louis-Dreyfus underwent chemotherapy.

On the Dec. 9 episode of the “Good Hang” podcast , host Poehler praised Louis-Dreyfus for being open about her diagnosis, saying the disclosure was “very helpful for a lot of people.” But Louis-Dreyfus explained that going public wasn’t entirely her choice.

“I was kind of backed into a corner on that one because we had to shut our show down,” the “Veep” star said. “It’s funny how that worked out, because normally I would not have done that. I’m very private.”

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