Watch: Savannah Guthrie Using a Whiteboard to Communicate After Vocal Cord SurgerySavannah Guthrie is breaking her silence-literally. The Today co-anchor offered an update on her recovery after undergoing vocal cord surgery, revealing that she's gradually regaining normal use of her speaking voice. "I am still on vocal rest, but I'm allowed to talk for about five to 10 minutes every hour," she said on the Jan. 20 episode of the NBC morning show during a video call with her colleagues. "This is my new voice-my old voice, but my new voice. The good news is that [the surgery] worked." But while Savannah-who announced her temporary absence from the program in December-appears to be doing well, she admitted she still has to be cautious about overexerting herself amid her "slow recovery." "You're allowed to talk," she explained, "and then if you talk too much-which is a real risk for me-you start to feel it, so you have to really take it easy."readColin Mochrie, Whose Line Is It Anyway? Star, Undergoes Emergency SurgeryThe longtime TV host shared that she expects to be back to work at Studio 1A Jan. 26, but before then, she'll appear in a Jan. 23 segment about her ordeal. In the meantime, she thanked fans for their "sweet" words of support, adding that the outpouring of well wishes showed her how prevalent her condition really is. "It's very common," she noted. "People that talk a lot-like teachers, for example-a lot of people have told me they've had this exact same thing."Nathan Congleton/NBCSavannah, 54, previously detailed how her situation had begun to affect her on-air work. "Some of you have noticed that my voice has been very scratchy and started to crack a little bit," she told viewers at the time. "Well, I have found out what it is. I have vocal nodules and I also have a polyp." Despite having to go under the knife, Savannah noted that she had been struggling with the mystery ailment "for years," so the fact that doctors finally pinpointed what she was dealing with left her feeling "really excited."Savannah isn't alone in speaking publicly about her health. For more stars who have been candid about their own illnesses, keep reading.
Jason Mendez/Getty ImagesNikki Garcia's Breast Implant InjuryThe Total Bellas alum revealed that one of her breast implants shifted after an elbow slam from fellow WWE star Piper Niven during a July 2025 wrestling match. "It's OK," she told sister Bella Garcia at the time. "We're going to get it fixed one day. I told the doctor, I go, 'Newly divorced, so the minute the boots are hung up, I'm going to come back to you and we're going to make these girls look real good, because these girls are going to get some action in the future and that can't look like that.'"Jason LaVeris/WireImageLupita Nyong'o's Uterine FibroidsThe 12 Years a Slave star was diagnosed with uterine fibroids-non-cancerous growths that develop in or around the uterus-in 2014, the same year she won an Oscar for performance in the movie. However, it wasn't until 2025 when she disclosed her diagnosis, writing on Instagram that she had been "suffering in silence" for more than a decade. "When we reach puberty, we're taught periods mean pain, and that pain is simply part of being a woman," she shared. "We're struggling alone with something that affects us most." Instagram/Suki WaterhouseSuki Waterhouse's HerniaIn July 2025, the Daisy Jones & The Six star shared that she had been hospitalized due to a hernia-a gap in the muscular wall that's commonly found in the abdomen or groin area-caused by wearing tight pants. "'Suki you never tweet anymore,'" she wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. "Have you ever considered I wore pants so tight 6 months ago it caused a hernia & I've been too scared to tell you?"Paul Zimmerman/ShutterstockBrian Austin Green's Perforated AppendixThe Beverly Hills, 90210 alum revealed in April 2025 that he was recovering from surgery after his appendix nearly burst. "Last week, I started feeling some pain in my stomach," Brian said in an Instagram video at the time. "I ended up going to the emergency room, and I had a perforated appendix. Not quite burst, but just before." He added, "I'm on the road to recovery. It's not an easy process. This is my first major surgery."Steph Chambers/NWSL via Getty ImagesSavannah DeMelo Suffers "Medical Emergency" Mid-GameThe Racing Louisville midfielder collapsed just a few minutes into her soccer team's Sept. 14 match against Seattle Reign at Lumen Field in Seatle. The United States Women's National Team player could be seen slowly sitting down on the field with a teammate by her side, per Reuters, as the referee called for trainers to check her out. She collapsed seconds later. "Savannah received immediate on-field care from medical personnel and was transported to a local hospital for further evaluation," the National Women's Soccer League wrote on X later that night. "She is stable and alert."Chris Haston/WBTV via Getty ImagesAdam Devine's Long-Term In