If you believe that Hollywood celebrities are way different than we are, touching stories like this one are a reminder that they are just ordinary people like us who experience pain and go through things.

In her latest interview with Dr. Phil, Academy Award winner Kathy Bates opens up about her illness and what she had to endure without sharing it with the rest of the world.

Out of the blue, life gave her the toughest role she ever had to play – that of a real-life fighter and warrior who had to beat cancer for the second time.

Back in 2012, she gathered the strength to share, “It’s no secret that I am an ovarian cancer survivor, nine years and counting. But few know that several weeks ago I was diagnosed with breast cancer.” Describing what it feels like to be diagnosed with this disease, she says, “You think American Horror Story is scary? You should’ve been in that room with me.”