Kathy Griffin has concerned her fans with a message shared to social media.
The comedian took to Instagram and X, formerly Twitter, telling her combined 2.6 million followers on the platforms that she is "melting down."
"My life happens to be a bit of a s*** show right now. Mental health stuff," the 63-year-old said. "But you know what calms my a** down? Stepping on that stage. Seriously, I am pretty much melting down most the time until my feet hit that stage. So thank you for Friday in Norwalk, Connecticut, and thank you for Saturday for two shows in Ptown, Mass [Provincetown, Massachusetts]."
Griffin is currently on tour in the United States and Canada, with dates scheduled through the end of the year. She performs at District Music Hall in Norwalk on August 23 and the Town Hall in Provincetown, Massachusetts, on August 24. One of her two shows in Provincetown is sold out.
In the comments on both Instagram and X, many offered messages of support.
"Hold strong, Kathy. Breathe. Be tender with yourself," actress Debra Messing said on Instagram.
"Then keep getting on that stage. When you're offstage it's just one foot in front of the other. You can do it," @anhelmond wrote.
"Love you Kathy. We need you, keep making us laugh!" @shelbyan added.
"I loved you in Vancouver in February. As I have when I lived in southern California. As I always do. If it's any help for how you're feeling, you are MY medicine. Thank you," @genevalaitis added on X, as @drjoekort posted: "Mental health issues are as hard if not worse than physical issues. Thank you for sharing your struggles and raising awareness Kathy."
At the time of publication, Griffin's Instagram post garnered almost 10,000 likes and over 490 comments, and her X post racked up over 6,100 likes and more than 410 comments.
In recent years, the Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List star has been open about her divorce from Randy Bick, as well as her lung cancer journey.
Griffin filed for divorce from her husband in December 2023 after nearly four years of marriage. While reacting to the news on Instagram at the time, Griffin said: "Well... s***. This sucks."
The couple began dating in 2011 and wed on January 1, 2020, with actress Lily Tomlin as the officiant.
"We are gathered here today to celebrate the marriage of Randy Bick and Kathy Griffin," Tomlin said in a video Griffin shared of their nuptials. "What was supposed to be a shallow, tooted and booted, one-night-stand, has grown and flourished to something far more meaningful. They stayed together, then they couldn't stay away from one another."
In August 2021, the Emmy award winner announced she was diagnosed with lung cancer. In November that same year, Griffin said she was cancer-free during an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live.
The treatment the Fashion Police star received altered the tone of her voice. In 2022, Griffin said she feared her previous tones may never return.
"OK so I have to go to see the ear nose and throat doctor and get scoped again where they put a big goddamn tube down my throat and I gag and they look at my vocal cords," she said on Instagram at the time. "I'm sick to death of not having my voice and terrified it will never get better because they said it would be better by now and it isn't."
On June 11, the Suddenly Susan star shared an update on her voice; she was getting an implant in her left vocal chord, "which was left permanently paralyzed during my lung cancer surgery where they took out half my left lung."
The following day, Griffin said her surgery was successful. "Vocal cord surgery went well," she shared. "As you can see some scarring and swelling. It will be worth it if I get some of my voice back."
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