The 56year old reality star has already undergone two surgeries to remove a tumor, she revealed on social media. Real Housewives of Dallas alum D'Andra Simmons

The 56-year old reality star has already undergone two surgeries to remove a tumor, she revealed on social media.

*Real Housewives of Dallas *alum D'Andra Simmons reveals breast cancer diagnosis

The 56-year old reality star has already undergone two surgeries to remove a tumor, she revealed on social media.

By Ryan Coleman

Published on July 30, 2025 05:02PM EDT

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D'Andra Simmons in New York in 2021. Credit:

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Former *Real Housewives of Dallas *star and wellness entrepreneur D'Andra Simmons has been diagnosed with breast cancer.

Simmons, 56, announced the news in a Tuesday social media post. "Today is the day! I didn't think I would be the recipient of care at the UTSW Simmons Cancer Center my uncle Harold Simmons and his Foundation established almost 30 years ago, but now I have breast cancer," she wrote in the caption of a picture of herself standing inside the facility at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.

"I am truly grateful to have such an excellent care team in place," Simmons shared.**

The *Real Housewives *star went on to elaborate about the particularly tragic circumstances of her recent diagnosis. "I'm the 3rd woman on my mother's side of the family to be diagnosed with breast cancer... that we know about," she wrote. "After today, I will add breast cancer survivor to a long list of life experiences. I look forward to telling my story to inspire others in the future. Thank you to everyone that has sent prayers and support to my family and me. We appreciate it so very much and love having your support."**

In a follow-up video shared the same day, Simmons' husband, Jeremy Lock, noted she was diagnosed "a couple months back," but chose to "keep it kind of private and to the family."

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Simmons was cast on *The Real Housewives of Dallas *- the ninth installment in Bravo's expansive reality empire - in 2017. She joined the second season alongside memorable Bravolebrity Kameron Westcott, both of whom saw the series through five seasons to its ultimate end in 2021.

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Across several now-expired Instagram stories, Simmons shared information about her treatment, which is already well underway. In one expired video, Simmons noted she was scheduled to undergo several procedures on Tuesday, including something called "seed localization," a cutting-edge approach to surgery which places a tiny radioactive "seed" atop a tumor.

"They go in there and they put a marker in my breast where the tumor is. That way, when the surgeon goes in, they'll know exactly where to take the tumor out," she explained.

D'Andra Simmons with Brandi Redmond and LeeAnn Locken on 'The Real Housewives of Dallas'.

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The next phase of her "very busy, packed morning" was the surgery itself. "I told you it's going to be kind of a long day," she playfully sighed, surrounded by Lock and her mother, Dee Simmons, who helped uplift the energy by joking the surgeons were going to "get that s--- out of there."

"It's been a long day, the patient is in resting after some surgery" Lock explained in Tuesday's video. "Just wanted to reach out to everyone and thank you for all the prayers and thoughts and good well-wishes."

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