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Pink Ribbon Review | Raising Breast Cancer Awareness

September 26th, 2008

Get a Wake Up Call from Ellen DeGeneres

Ellen DeGeneres … she’s going to be another one of my idols now that she’s one of the Pink Ribbon celebrities. Because during September and October, she has teamed up with the makers of One A Day multivitamins to issue a call to action to people in need of a breast health ‘wake up call’ […]

By Karen Lynch -- 1 comment

September 17th, 2008

The Latest Pink Ribbon Celebrities: Kate and Gwyneth

Supermodel Kate Moss has donated a pair of shoes to the pinkridges celebrity auction in the UK to benefit Breast Cancer Care. From the site:
Fashion designer and actress, Sadie Frost, has gathered a group of friends, including her two sisters, to support Breast Cancer Care. They have assembled a dazzling array of items generously donated […]

By Karen Lynch -- 0 comments

August 4th, 2008

Christina Applegate Joins Ranks as a Survivor at 36 Years Old

Christina Applegate. She’s been nominated for an Emmy and a Golden Globe for her latest role on “Samantha Who?” and starred in numerous films and TV sitcoms over the years since she was a child.
Of course, like me, you might remember her for her role as the hysterically bratty, ditzy, beautiful albeit slutty, Kelly Bundy […]

By Karen Lynch -- 2 comments

June 14th, 2008

Pink Ribbon Celebrities: A Round-up of 25 Celebrity Survivors

I shared earlier this week that it was Celebrity Week at b5Media’s Health and Wellness Channel.
With that in mind, I thought I’d be remiss not to include a list of celebrity breast cancer survivors here at The Pink Ribbon Review; here’s what I’ve pulled together (listed date of diagnosis/treatment):

Dorothy Hamill (2008)
Robin Roberts (2007)
Cynthia Nixon (2006)
Sheryl […]

By Karen Lynch -- 0 comments

June 13th, 2008

Pink Ribbon Celebrity: Reese Witherspoon

Reese Witherspoon is a Global Ambassador for Avon Products, Inc. and honorary Chairman of the Avon Foundation — an organization that includes breast cancer on their list of initiatives.
Isn’t this photo fantastic? Just this week, Reese took part in a Japanese tea ceremony in Tokyo; she’s there raising awareness of breast cancer (this article cites […]

By Karen Lynch -- 0 comments

June 13th, 2008

Pink Ribbon Celebrity: Deborah Gibson

On June 8th, Deborah Gibson attended and performed at the 6th Annual What A Pair! Concert at the Orpheum Theater in LA (here are a few reviews of the performances!).
It was an evening of broadway duets — cabaret style, performed by celebrity women to benefit breast cancer research — man, I wish I was in […]

By Karen Lynch -- 0 comments

June 10th, 2008

Pink Ribbon Celebrity: Cynthia Nixon

A few weeks ago I posted about Cynthia Nixon’s new role as an ambassador for Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
Well, one of Komen’s agencies has given me permission to embed the following video here at The Pink Ribbon Review (thanks Julie!):

With the success of the new movie Sex and the City, it’s wonderful that […]

By Karen Lynch -- 0 comments