‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Star Mckenna Grace Reveals Real-Life Hospital Stay Coincided With Season 5 Storyline
deadline.comMckenna Grace has revealed she recently underwent spinal surgery, a situation which coincided with a hospital stay her The Handmaid’s Tale character Esther experienced in Season 5.
She shared the news via Instagram on Wednesday, a day after the Hulu series wrapped its penultimate season. “A month in between the videos and the pictures.
It’s been one month since my spine surgeon, Dr Skaggs at Cedars-Sinai literally changed my life,” she captioned a video. “Occasionally, life imitates art and the night my episode of Handmaid’s Tale where I was in a hospital bed came out, I was actually in a real hospital bed.” Esther, who made her debut in Season 4, found herself in a hospital bed in the episode titled “Together” which aired on October 12.
Faced with having to get a hysterectomy, Esther’s surgery is halted abruptly when the doctor confirms she is three weeks pregnant.
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