Munn, who has been battling breast cancer since April 2023, was among the honorees at Time's Women of the Year Gala on Tuesday.

The actress discussed her diagnosis and how it has changed her life in an exclusive chat with PEOPLE at the 2025 TIME Women of the Year Gala

W hen Olivia Munn was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2023, she struggled even to tell her family. Her now husband, comedian John Mulaney, had to break the news to her relatives because “the words got stuck in my throat,” the actor says.

Before she was honored at TIME's Women of the Year on Tuesday in West Hollywood, actor Olivia Munn spoke about her diagnosis with breast cancer, and some of the unexpected connections she's formed.

The actress shares her son and daughter Méi with husband John Mulaney Olivia Munn's son is officially entering preschool — and the actress is finding new ways to ease the transition. Munn, 44, spoke with PEOPLE at the TIME Women of the Year Gala in Los Angeles,