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Does She Have Cancer? Here's What Happened

Dina Pugliese hasn't appeared on City Toronto's Breakfast Television for quite some time due to some health issue in her family.

Dina Pugliese is a Canadian TV personality well known as a co-host of City Toronto's Breakfast Television.

Dina has been the co-host since 2006 after replacing Liza Fromer as the co-host.

I see a face on the paper bag turkey in the middle… https://t.co/jKFFsXMpH4

— Dina Pugliese-Mirkovich (@DinaPugliese) October 8, 2021

The Ontario native is 47 years old, born May 22, 1974, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

The TV personality received her graduate degree in Sociology and Mass Communication from York University and a Journalism degree from Humber College.

Pugliese started her TV career as a producer of the show The Bynon Show and Toronto Today. 

Furthermore, she went on to host the A-List, Star!'s Star! Daily and many more. During the Covid Pandemic, she hosted Canadian Family's Got Talent virtually.


Dina Pugliese Health Update: Does She Have Cancer?

No, Dina Pugliese is not suffering from any form of cancer. However, Dina has admitted she is going through health issues in her family.

Due to this, she has not appeared as a co-host on Breakfast Television for a while.

Similarly, Pugliese was off her social media for a while as well.

@breakfasttv @DinaPugliese @Sid_Seixeiro @CityMelanie @citytammie @devobrown @FrankFerragine @henrylstephanie thinking of you and your family at this time Dina and keeping all of you in my prayers! You are certainly a special lady and I can’t wait to see you back on BT!! ?????????? pic.twitter.com/1w2zuk5TMW

— Casey MacKay (@caseymackay) October 20, 2021

The sudden nature of her absence raised some questions among her followers.

Since then, rumours of her ill health and having cancer started floating on the internet. However, she clarified the reason for her absence through a tweet.

Here What Happened To Dina Pugliese?

Dina Pugliese clarified the reason for her absence from her recent tweet.

Due to undisclosed health issues in her family, the TV host took some time off from her work. However, she has clarified the health reason is not associated with Covid-19.

Friends, you’ve noticed that I’ve been off @breakfasttv and social media for awhile. For those worrying, I wanted to let you know that I am tending to some personal family health matters (non-covid related) and look forward to sharing in mornings with you on BT very soon ????. pic.twitter.com/j9qwcWjywO

— Dina Pugliese-Mirkovich (@DinaPugliese) October 19, 2021

Pugliese seems to keep the reason private right now and still will be absent from the show for an undisclosed amount of time.

Fans all over are showing support and praying for Dina and her family.

The Breakfast host has promised to return soon enough after sorting out the issue in her family.

Meet Dina Pugliese On Instagram

Dina Pugliese is an active user of Instagram and is found under the name @dina@pugliese.

Dina has well over 130k followers and has posted 3,116 times on the handle.

Similarly, she is active on Twitter as well by the name @DinaPugliese.

Pugliese regularly post pictures with her husband, Alex Mirkovich. Dina and Alex have been together for more than a decade already.

However, for quite some time, she is not active on social media like before due to some health issues in her family.

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