Jean Smart's Heart Surgery Shock: A Wake-Up Call

0:00On April 8th, Jean Smart, the 74-year-old Emmy and Golden Globe winner, just opened up about having triple bypass heart surgery smack in the middle of filming season 3 of Hacks last year. She'd been filling chest pressure after stairs, or tough scenes, like a keg stand in one episode, but chalked it up to being out of shape and pushed through. Having lost her husband of nearly 35 years back in 2021, she finally messaged her cardiologist after wrapping a scene, and they rushed her straight to the emergency room. Co-creator Paul W. Downes happened to be at the same hospital, and stuck around while surgeons told her, a stent wouldn't cut it. She needed the full, triple bypass right then. Co-star Hannah Einbinder calls her the toughest woman around, and Smart's story now spotlights how heart issues can sneak up on anyone, urging folks. To listen to their bodies, that's the story for today. Entertainment and celebrity news today, driven by AI.