Marcia Cross Has Made Her Husband Vanish
Has anyone noticed that since the announcement was made in January about Marcia Cross' husband Tom Mahoney having cancer that he has not really been seen in public at all.
My search was not really exhaustive, but the last time I can find a photo of them together from an event or out in public together was in October of last year at a pumpkin patch.
It seems that Marcia has been doing a lot of events, and a lot of press completely on her own now, and the spin of all the press is about how she spends so much time with her kids. There is not even a mention of Tom in the two most recent interviews she has given, despite the fact they were all about kids and family how her children spend each day.
Instead of saying things like they love to play with their dad or do this with mom and dad, the entire interview spoke about how they love to play with Marcia and how she takes them everywhere and there was not even one hint of a mention of Tom.
When you read the interviews it is as if she is a single mom. I just find it odd that there is not one mention of Tom or how he helps with the kids or anything. It is all about her. Now, I'm wondering if this is because his cancer has progressed to the point where he can't do anything and she doesn't want anyone to know, or if she and Tom have split and she doesn't want anyone to know.
Either way, there is something going on here that is being hidden.
Here is the interview from Tuesday. Don't be fooled by People's mention of Tom. He wasn't there. They just used the term stepping away for some odd reason.
This is an interview with Celebrity Baby Blog she did this week. Notice it is all about her, her, her for several thousand words, and then at the very end in the last sentence she says, "dad's been with them." That's it.
I saw a photo of them together from just a couple of weeks ago on another website. They were pushing the kids in the strollers and he was losing his hair from the chemo and looked really thin.
ReplyDeleteI have noticed that there haven't been pictures of them out together, but as far as her talking about him, she has always talked way more about her kids than her husband. It could be she doesn't mention him because she doesn't want to be asked about his cancer. It might be something she doesn't want to discuss right now.
ReplyDeleteEh, I like her, so I'm going to give her the benefit of the doubt and assume that they decided together to keep him 100% out of the press while he's ill.
ReplyDeleteYeah, maybe she just doesn't wanna talk about it. At least I hope that's it and not some way of brushing his illness under the carpet for her fame.
ReplyDeleteI saw the same photo Jayme did-I think it was in a magazine (Us Weekly, Star or In Touch). The poor guy looks awful, so I wouldn't be surprised if he just doesn't have the energy to be out-and-about right now. And you never know, maybe he actually asked her not to speak about it in public...ya really can't make assumptions in situations like these. Having recently lost a very close relative to cancer, I'm praying he'll make it through this.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know Marcia's husband had cancer. I'm sorry to here this news.
ReplyDeleteThis is the second major relationship that she has had where her partner has been diagnosed with cancer. The previous one -- Richard Jordan -- died from the illness and she even left acting for awhile to take care of him before he died. This can't be easy for her.
ReplyDeletenone of my business.
ReplyDeleteWow, this is really sad. Her life seemed so happy. Instead of a honeymoon, they went straight for the kids, and I'm glad that they did. You never regret a decision like this when you are older. But I'm so sorry that this has happened.
ReplyDeleteenty, when people are in chemo (if he's in chemo) their doctors tell them to avoid crowds because their immune system is compromised and if they catch anything it could be fatal. that's probably why you don't see him out and about. and if he's in chemo, he's probably not able to do much with the kids outside the house either, which is why they only talk about doing fun things with her.
ReplyDeletei wish them all good health and full recovery.
When my mother and sister both got cancer in the same year, I spent all my private time worrying about them and caring for them as much as I could. I grew to DREAD the people not within my immediate circle who would ask me how they were doing, much less how I was doing, because my world was imploding. Everytime someone brought them up or brought up my circumstances, it brought it all rushing to me.
ReplyDeleteSo give her some space. This is the most intimate thing a person can go through with their loved one, so I don't begrudge her at all not talking about him left and right.
And if you know someone going through this, just be there for them. If they want you to know something, they will tell you.
If I were in her shoes, I couldn't imagine discussing the possibly terminal illness of my husband in a celebrity interview. I would tear up or break down and cry if I were forced to discuss it during a promotional interview. I think she is taking the high road by not discussing it. I am sure she wouldn't do the interviews right now if she had her choice. And I also saw the pic a few weeks ago of the couple walking the stroller.
ReplyDeleteThere could be a number of reasons why Tom Mahoney wouldn't want to be in crowds or wouldn't want publicity.
ReplyDeleteIf I had a serious illness, I wouldn't want every stranger in town reading all about it and then asking me all about it, especially if the only reason they care is because of the association with my husband.
It appears as if Marcia is either trying to put up a good front or trying to keep as much "normalcy" as possible for her kids, and I can respect that.
I have a very close friend who is on chemo. She has it every 3 weeks. Week 1&2 after the treatment all she does is sleep and puke, week 3 she can finally get up out of bed but still does not leave the house or have visitors. She has 2 more treatments, but I have not seen her since before Christmas because of her immune system. When I talk to her on the phone she is so weak.So my guess is that Marcia has a sick hubby and does not want to discuss it, I would be surprised she would leave him while he is sick. I am pretty sure she said in sickness and in health in the vows she agreed to. I did see some pics of them with the kids in a wagon a few weeks ago. It looked like they were walking thru the neighborhood.
ReplyDeleteI'M SURE SHE REALLY DOESN'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT NON STOP...THEY DIDN'T HIDE IT, SAID WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY ABOUT IT...AND NOW IT'S TIME FOR HIM TO HEAL, TO GET WELL....I UNDERSTAND COMPLETELY.
ReplyDeletenunaurbiz - That's what i thought, and i hope your family are better and stay healthy.
ReplyDeleteIt makes me think more of her for not mentioning him and his illness (because obviously either Cross or the interviewer would bring up the cancer when her husband's talked about).
Is she trying to prevent a negative spin on her life?
ReplyDeleteWhat's the deal?
Cancer happens.
mialou, really? wow, i didn't know that. omg, that makes her situation all the sadder.
ReplyDeletenunaurbiz, that's excellent advice. thank you.
Not really saying anything new here... but as someone whose father had cancer, it makes perfect sense that he'd be out of the picture for a bit. When someone is sick like that it's just a horrible, horrible time and the family becomes very insular. Her husband might not be playing with the kids so much because he's so sick... and who wants to talk about that in an interview?
ReplyDeleteso sorry that he has cancer but it has long been rumored that marcia was a closeted lesbian and he was her beard(gay, btw)
ReplyDeleteshe wanted kids, which she had by in-vitro, so its said she wed...do we even know if he is indeed the father? maybe thats why she doesn't even refer to him in their lives or at the very least as "daddy"...sick or not
I think Enty is hinting pretty well at this...
Damn Ent, it COULD be that they want to keep some privacy about their family.
ReplyDeleteIt would be nice if for once SOMEONE would respect a family's privacy (I'm looking at YOU TMZ!)
Serslah, I wish their family peace and comfort through their difficult times.
Celebrity Baby Scoop published a couple of pictures of the whole family two weeks ago. Tom looks really awful right now, so I would understand if he didn't want to be on the public eye just for the sake of it.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.celebritybabyscoop.com/2009/02/23/eden-savannahs-birthday-weekend/
I like Marcia. I think that to keep his illness out of the press is a right thing to do. Wish them all good health and full recovery.