Maria Menounos steps down from E! News following brain-tumor surgery

Menounos’ symptoms included “getting lightheaded on set and having headaches… My speech has gotten slurred and I was having difficulty reading the teleprompter.” An MRI revealed the tumor that ”was pushing on her facial nerves.” Menounos told People, “I actually laughed. It’s so surreal and crazy and unbelievable that my mom has a brain tumor—and now I have one too?”

The surgery removed 99.9 percent of the tumor, although doctors caution that there’s a slight (6 to 7 percent) chance it could come back. In the meantime, Menounos is recuperating with her family. Says People, “Menounos is currently at home healing and spending time with her mother. The matriarch’s MRI scans show her cancer is stable.”

In light of Monday’s announcement, E! Entertainment president Adam Stotsky released the following statement: “Our thoughts and support go out to Maria and her family and we wish them all the best knowing that Maria will tackle this with the same fierce dedication she is known for. We are grateful for Maria’s many contributions to E! over the past three years.”