The Bachelorette alum Michael Allio is hopeful that his ex Katie Thurston will be able to “overcome” her stage IV breast cancer diagnosis.
“We text every now and again,” Allio, 41, exclusively told Us Weekly on Thursday, May 7, while promoting his children’s book, Where the Wild Heart Grows. “Her journey is incredibly tough, and I feel for her.”
Thurston, 35, was diagnosed with breast cancer in February 2025 and underwent a double mastectomy late last month.
“I feel for Jeff [Arcuri, her husband] too because being a caregiver is often a very lonely place,” Allio, whose wife Laura Ritter-Allio...
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