Kathy Bates recently shed light on her bold decision not to have reconstructive breast surgery after undergoing a double mastectomy 12 years ago, and reactions are overwhelmingly positive. Keep reading to see what the 76-year-old Matlock star said and reactions from inspired women!

"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 explained her decision not to have reconstruction surgery after her 2012 breast cancer diagnosis and double mastectomy in an interview with Christina Applegate and Jamie-Lynn Sigler.