James Van Der Beek is giving followers a glance into his most cancers journey.
The 47-year-old is about to star in “The Real Full Monty,” a two-hour particular that may present “a daring group of male celebrities” strip down to boost consciousness for prostate, testicular and colorectal most cancers testing and analysis.
In a primary look, per Folks on Friday, Van Der Beek shared that his personal expertise with colorectal most cancers impressed him to become involved in this system.
“I’ll be honest, I was diagnosed with cancer,” the “Varsity Blues” star instructed the group, which included Anthony Anderson, Taye Diggs, Chris Jones, Bruno Tonioli and Tyler Posey.
“Dancing With the Stars” choose Tonioli broke down in tears at Van Der Beek’s admission.
“I lost a dear friend to cancer, so I wanted to help bring awareness,” Anderson shared within the clip earlier than Tonioli added, “For me, I had to do it because of Len [Goodman]. We lost him last year.”
“Leading up to the final disrobing, the men will expand their limits, test their modesty and strengthen their bond with a series of rehearsals and experiences, both private and public, designed to build confidence and remove them far from their comfort zone and forge a brotherhood,” the official logline reads. “Along the way, each of the celebrities will share their personal stories of how cancer has impacted their lives.”
The trailer confirmed pictures of the boys in rehearsals and ultimately ripping off their tearaway pants earlier than thrusting to a jam-packed viewers.
“If we can do the striptease in front of a live audience, hopefully, that will inspire people to go get checked,” Van Der Beek mentioned to the digital camera.
Van Der Beek revealed the information of his well being battle earlier this month, telling Folks, “I have colorectal cancer. I’ve been privately dealing with this diagnosis and have been taking steps to resolve it, with the support of my incredible family.”
“There’s reason for optimism, and I’m feeling good,” he added.
Van Der Beek has been married to his spouse, Kimberly, since 2010. They’ve six kids: Olivia, 14, Joshua, 12, Annabel, 10, Emilia, 8, Gwendolyn, 6, and Jeremiah, 3.
He elaborated additional on Instagram, writing, “Apologies to all the people in my life who I’d planned on telling myself. Nothing about this process has occurred on my preferred timeline.”
“But we roll with it, taking each surprise as a signpost, pointing us toward a greater destiny than we would have discovered without divine intervention.”
Kimberly commented on her husband’s put up, writing, “I love you baby.”
Days earlier than his most cancers announcement, Kimberly shared a throwback picture together with her husband and captioned the pic, “We were babies. So much life lived since then. Grateful for it all.”
The star grew to become a family title whereas taking part in Dawson Leery on “Dawson’s Creek.” The teenager drama was on the air from 1998 to 2003 and in addition produced stars like Katie Holmes, Michelle Williams, Joshua Jackson, Mary-Margaret Humes, John Wesley Shipp and Busy Philipps.
“The Real Full Monty” hits Fox on Dec. 9.
