Nicole Eggert Opens Up About the ‘Hardest’ Part of Her Breast Cancer Diagnosis (Exclusive)

Nicole Eggert shares insight into the hardest part of her breast cancer journey.

Addressing exclusively to PEOPLE at After Baywatch: A Moment in the Sun premiere in Los Angeles on Monday, Aug. 26, Eggert, 52 — who was diagnosed with stage 2 cribriform breast cancer in December 2023 — revealed that waiting for the next steps in her treatment was “the hardest part.”

“I’m fine,” the actress told PEOPLE of her journey. “I’m in a gray zone and I’m done with treatment, I’m waiting for more filming and hopefully maybe surgery.”

“There’s a lot of waiting involved in this and it’s something that I didn’t really understand and that nobody really talks about,” she adds. “But the gray area is the hardest because you don’t know what’s going on and just being in treatment felt like I was doing something productive.”

Eggert, who produces documentary series for ABC News Studios, continues, “I felt positive and I said, okay, I’m doing something positive. And now that it’s like nothing, it’s like, well, wait a minute. We have to get this out. That’s right, it’s just frustrating.”

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Portrait of Nicole Eggert from 1992.

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Opening up about how she deals with waiting, Baywatch The alum, who played Summer Quinn on the show, says she works out on her own and “meditates a lot.”

“I worked with [a] Shaman and I do a lot of guided imagery,” Eggert tells PEOPLE. “I took some of Jeremy’s [Jackson] classes. He teaches like breath workshops.”

Nicole Eggert at the Premiere of ABC News Studios’ Docuseries ‘After Baywatch: Moment in the Sun’ held at The Bungalow on August 26, 2024 in Santa Monica, California.

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“I do whatever I can, whatever I can,” she adds. “If he goes for a walk or if he meditates or I just do whatever I can to distract myself.”

Eggert, who is mother to daughters Dilyn, 25, and Keegan, 13, also revealed that her children have coped “really well” with her diagnosis.

“I mean, they kept me on my toes,” he said Charles in charge alum tells PEOPLE. “My 13-year-old self didn’t treat me special. It was still like, ‘Mom, give it to me, let’s go over here, let’s do it.’ ”

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She adds, “So she just kept me going and kept me alive. And I really loved that about both of them. And they both treated it like nothing changes, just let the days be what they are.”

Earlier this month, Eggert told PEOPLE that he was looking after Keegan and producing After Baywatch she gave her “purpose” in the midst of her diagnosis.

“Having a young daughter and this project has been a huge motivation for me to not just sit around and think about my health and wellness. It gives me purpose,” Eggert said. “Every day keeps me going. I think life’s times are always for a reason. It was a big distraction, and my daughters kept me on my toes.”

After Baywatch: A Moment in the Sun premieres August 28 on Hulu.

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