Kathy Bates has spoken about the positives of having a double mastectomy following a breast cancer diagnosis. The Oscar-winning actor, who is starring in a reboot of the legal drama Matlock, had the procedure after she was diagnosed in 2012.

Kathy Bates is sharing new details about the steps she took following her breast cancer diagnosis in 2012. "I decided not to have reconstruction because at the age, I thought, ‘You know, I really don't wanna go through that,

"This is really weird, maybe, but I had really heavy breasts. They were like 10 pounds when they removed them," Kathy Bates said on a podcast.

Kathy Bates explains why she chose not to have reconstruction surgery after mastectomy and what she wears on 'Matlock' instead.