Real Housewives of Atlanta Star Dwight Eubanks Shares Prostate Cancer Diagnosis

Dwight Eubanks is opening up about his terrifying health battle.

The Real Housewives of Atlanta star shared he was diagnosed with prostate cancer earlier this year.

“I was shocked, I was angry,” the celebrity hairstylist told People in an interview published June 2. “I was just emotionally a wreck.”

The 64-year-old—who has appeared on multiple seasons of the Bravo series as a friend of the cast—added, “When you hear the word cancer, you freak out. I’m human. Society has told us that cancer was just devastating and, you know, you just have days to live. So, of course I freaked out and I think I’m still freaked out.”

Despite having no symptoms, Dwight decided to get bloodwork done during his church’s health fair in January. His doctor’s diagnosis came just one week later and a follow-up prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test in April confirmed the disease.

Dwight, who is HIV+, has had routine checkups with his doctor every six months for years. That’s why he was stunned when he later learned he could have been diagnosed sooner.