Five celebrities publicly sharing their colonoscopy journeys:
1. Actor, host and former NFL player Terry Crews underwent a colonoscopy on film as part of an awareness campaign from the Colorectal Cancer Alliance and colon cancer awareness organization Lead From Behind. In the video, he reprised his role as President Camacho from the comedy film Idiocracy to underscore the importance of getting regularly screened for colon cancer.
2. Model and television personality Chrissy Teigen documented her first colonoscopy via Instagram to encourage others to undergo the procedure. Through Instagram stories, she shared her experience preparing for the procedure, taking colon cleanse pills and practicing eating restrictions.
3. CBS Mornings co-host Gayle King shared that she underwent a colonoscopy on Instagram and encouraged her followers to do the same.
4. Actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney each underwent a colonoscopy on camera in partnership with the Colorectal Cancer Alliance and Lead From Behind to raise awareness.
5. Actor Rob McElhenney underwent a colonoscopy on camera as part of an initiative with Ryan Reynolds.
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