Celebrity Olivia Munn Olivia Munn Decided to "Go Smaller" During Reconstructive Surgery After Breast Cancer "It’s so important to say what you want out loud." By Tessa Petak Tessa Petak Tessa Petak is a Brooklyn-based writer who helps to cultivate InStyle's illustrious news coverage across a wide range of topics including celebrity, fashion, and entertainment. She also produces and composes celebrity profiles and features for the site and InStyle's digital issues. InStyle's editorial guidelines Published on April 17, 2024 @ 01:51PM Trending Videos Close this video player Photo: Getty Images Olivia Munn is getting candid about her "terrifying" breast cancer journey and encouraging other women to speak up about what they need. While talking about her double mastectomy in a new interview with People, the actress said when she received reconstructive surgery, she was very adamant about getting what she wanted. “I know a lot of women want to go bigger, but [I said] go smaller,” she said about her conversation with her doctors. “It’s so important to say what you want out loud—and don’t stop. Even as the anesthesia was making its way into my body, the last thing I said was, ‘Please go smaller.’” Munn decided to keep her battle private after being diagnosed in February 2023. After ten months and four surgeries, Munn revealed her diagnosis on Instagram last month. In the post, Munn wrote she was "so thankful" for her partner John Mulaney, with whom she also shares 2-year-old son Malcolm. The star told the publication just how dedicated Mulaney was, saying he was "happily" by her side through it all. Getty Images “It would’ve felt like climbing an iceberg without him,” she told People. “I don’t think he had a moment to himself between being an incredibly hands-on father and going to and from the hospital—taking Malcolm to the park, putting him to nap, driving to Cedars-Sinai, hanging out with me, going home, putting Malcolm to bed, coming back to me. And he did it all happily.” Getty Images Elsewhere in the story, Munn explained how their toddler kept her fighting during the many procedures and hospital stays and that “having a little baby at home made everything much more terrifying.” “When I’m with him, it’s the only time my brain doesn’t think about being sick," she told People. "I’m just so happy with him. And it puts a lot of stuff into perspective. Because if my body changes, I’m still his mom. If I have hot flashes, I’m still his mom. If I lose my hair, I’m still his mom. That’s really what matters the most to me. I get to be here for him.”