Taylor Lautner's Wife Tay Lautner Shares Breast Cancer Scare
The Lautners recently experienced a frightening health scare.
Taylor Lautner and wife Tay Lautner shared that she underwent an ultrasound earlier this year after finding a lump on her breast, which turned out not to be cancerous.
"I'm showering, washing my body, soaping myself up," she recalled on the July 3 episode of The Squeeze podcast, "and I felt this lump on my boob, and I paused for a second, and was like, ‘Wait, what?’ And then I like pressed on it again and started to feel it and there was this hard lump there."
Tay, 27, was shocked by the discovery, especially considering her family has a history of other types of cancer.
"I literally just stood in the shower and completely froze," she shared. "Feeling something that is foreign in your body, especially there, it was terrifying and I just kind of immediately started balling...Both the dogs actually heard me crying and they both like ran into the bathroom."
At the time, Taylor—who she wed in 2022—was gone for a meeting and she knew he wouldn't answer his phone, so she instead recorded a video journal to talk herself through the experience. When the Twilight alum got home, he quickly knew there was something amiss.
"I came into the kitchen," he said. "I immediately could tell something was wrong. You were just acting, I don't know, different but sad."
He continued, "I just said to you, 'What's wrong?’ or 'Is everything OK?’ And then you just started crying. When you told me, I was terrified, because it's just hard for your mind not to go to the worst place."
Tay first went to the gynecologist, who referred her to a breast center, where she underwent an ultrasound—which cleared her of any issues.
"It's fine, sometimes these things just happen. The tissue can just like move around. Hormonally, it can change," Taylor explained. "It's still there to this day, hasn't gone away."
While the influencer didn't tell many people in her life about the scare, her husband knows the impact sharing her story can have on others.
"I can’t imagine anybody else going through that," he noted. "It's important to take it seriously, yeah, but also important to try and not jump to the worst."
Now they're encouraging others to do regular breast checks.
"Everything is OK now," she clarified. "I am happy and thriving. I'm definitely in a good in a good little spot."
For a closer look at the Lautners' life together, read on.
Taylor Lautner and Tay Dome first went Instagram official with their relationship on Halloween, with the Twilight star sharing a photo of the couple in costume as members of the Tune Squad from Space Jam.
Taylor met the registered nurse through his sister Makena Lautner Moore, who called him and said, "'Dude, I found your future wife. You need to meet this girl,'" the Scream Queens alum recalled to People. "And the rest is history."
And during an appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show last year, Taylor went into further detail about the role his sibling played in setting the lovebirds up.
"I love game nights," Taylor explained. "She's like, 'Throw a game night, invite me and some of my friends over, and I'll bring Tay. She'll just be one of them, and you guys can just meet.' We hit it off."
The Valentine's Day actor shared the happy news that the couple was engaged on Instagram, writing in his caption, "And just like that, all of my wishes came true."
Along with his announcement, Taylor shared behind-the-scenes photos of the moment he proposed. In one image, Tay looked emotional with her hands placed over her mouth while Taylor was down on one knee. The other picture captured an intimate moment between the two, which showed Tay wrapping her hands around Taylor's face.
"My absolute best friend," Tay wrote on her Instagram. "I CANNOT WAIT TO SPEND FOREVER WITH YOU."
During his interview on The Kelly Clarkson Show the following year, Taylor confirmed that his fiancée would be taking his last name. "We already share one name," he told Kelly Clarkson. "We're literally going to be the same person."
Taking part in the social media challenge "show your childhood crush and the person you ended up with," Tay made a loca confession about her Twilight allegiance in the infamous Edward vs. Jacob debate.
Her Instagram clip showed two snaps of Robert Pattinson as the brooding Cullen vampire before changing to a photo of Taylor as his werewolf character. Tay's caption read, "I think it's time to come clean." Taylor commented, "'Bout time I won something."
Alas, Tay has yet to meet Rob, even though Taylor revealed to E! News that she once had the chance to when she sat next to him on a transatlantic flight but "didn't say hi."
"She was visiting me on the set of a TV show I did called Cuckoo in London," Taylor recalled. "When she got to me, she was like, 'You'll never guess who I was sitting next to on the plane.'" Tay didn't end up approaching The Batman star, though Taylor said he "would've loved" the serendipitous encounter.
For her part, Tay explained E! News that she didn't talk to Rob because it would've sounded "so weird" to introduce herself as "Taylor's girlfriend that no one knows yet."
Ahead of their nuptials, Taylor enjoyed a bachelor party in Miami, Fla., with guests including former E! host Jason Kennedy and Spritz Society founder Ben Soffer.
The festivities included jet skiing, dining at the Japanese-inspired steakhouse Gekko and sitting court side at a Miami Heat basketball game—which added up to "the most incredible weekend I could have imagined," Taylor wrote in an Oct. 25 Instagram Story.
Earlier that month, Tay had her own time to shine courtesy of a floral-themed bridal shower. In an Instagram post, Tay shared several photos from the special day with the sweet caption, "I can't wait to marry you @taylorlautner"
The snaps caught the attention of her then-husband-to-be who left cheeky comment, "911: what is your emergency Me: my fiancé just posted [fire emoji] pics."
Exactly one day after their engagemet anniversary, the Taylors officially tied the knot under a canopy at Epoch Estate Wines near Paso Robles, Calif. Tay wore a white, caped embellished, tulle bridal gown with floral accents and a cathedral-length veil, while the groom sported a classic black tux.
"I felt like I was in a fairytale," Tay told Vogue of their wedding day. "Everything was so beautiful—I was absolutely blown away. I remember looking around during the ceremony and just being in awe of everything."
She continued, "As we exchanged rings, I just kept thinking, 'Oh my gosh, I can't believe we are actually doing this!' We have dreamt of this day for so long, and it was so beyond perfect."
The newlyweds jetted off for a Mexican honeymoon after their Nov. 11 wedding, enjoying a luxurious tropical honeymoon at the Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita in Riviera Nayari.
Taylor and Tay shared three photos from their romantic getaway with E! News, including a picture of the couple's sunset dinner on the beach and a shot of a shirtless Taylor drinking out of a coconut.
The couple celebrated their five-year anniversary on Jan. 23, and Tay commemorated the occasion with an Instagram tribute to her "favorite human," using a picture of her husband lifting her in the air.
"I feel like this photo is a visual of how taylor makes me feel," Tay wrote. "He supports me to be free and live out my wildest dreams while loving me so so well. Beyond thankful for you."
Taylor commented on the post, "I love you so much angel."
In addition to husband and wife, Taylor and Tay also took on the title of podcast co-hosts when they launched The Squeeze on Feb. 1.
"When life gives you lemons, what do you do with them?" the show's description reads. "We talk about it—'it' being our mental health and well being."
In addition to discussing their own personal struggles and journeys, the couple will welcome celebrity and expert guests to engage in conversations surrounding mental wellness.
"At the end of the day, we're all pretty similar; even those living in the lime-est of lights can be weighed down by sour lemons," The Squeeze's official site explains. "In addition to sharing coping strategies and stories, we hope that above all, this podcast offers the comfort of knowing you are not alone."
In celebration of Tay's birthday, the couple got matching tattoos that honored their wedding date.