TRAGIC-: Extending thoughts, prayers, and deepest sympathy to the Beckinsale…… Kate Beckinsale aged 50 diagnosed with cancer in July and is presently undergoing chemoteraphy….its with profound sadness and heavy heart we share the sad news about Kate, who has been confirmed to be………See more

Hollywood mourned the loss of five stars over a tragic July weekend.

Extending thoughts, prayers, and deepest sympathy to the Beckinsale…… Kate Beckinsale aged 50 diagnosed with cancer in July and is presently undergoing chemoteraphy….its with profound sadness and heavy heart we share the sad news about Kate, who has been confirmed to be…

Kate’s stepfather, director Roy Battersby died in January after a “brief illness,” per People. The actress opened up about her mom’s diagnosis in May.

On July 8, the actress, 50, took to her Instagram comments section to open up about her health. After posting a video clapping back at critics who say she doesn’t act “age-appropriate,” one commenter wrote that she was too thin and should “go do some squats,” per People.

“No, actually,” Kate replied. “I watched my stepfather [Roy Battersby] die quite shockingly, my mother has stage 4 cancer, and I lost a lot of weight from stress and grief, quite quickly.”

“I was in the hospital for six weeks because the grief had burned a hole in my [esophagus] which made me vomit copious amounts of blood,” she continued. “I found eating very hard and I just worked very very hard on a movie that was actually quite triggering because it also involved the theme of the death of my father. So I’m not really concerned about what you think about my ass.”

Kate’s stepfather, director Roy Battersby died in January after a “brief illness,” per People. The actress opened up about her mom’s diagnosis in May.

In March, Kate began posting—and then deleting—a series of photos of herself in a hospital gown. She appeared to return home in early April, per People.

On May 2, she returned to the red carpet at the inaugural King’s Trust Gala in New York City, telling reporters that it’s been a “rough year.” per People.