There has been a lot to talk about Monday's showdown between the Dallas Cowboys and the Cincinnati Bengals. The Cowboys failed to defend their home field as the Bengals secured a crucial road win at AT&T Stadium, 27-20.
One of the storylines that stood out during the Week 14 clash, however, actually had nothing to do with football. It involved Cowboys cheerleader Armani Latimer and what she did for the squad's dance routine during the game.
Latimer recently revealed on the Netflix docuseries "America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders" that she had been diagnosed with alopecia, which is a condition that causes patients to lose their hair.
Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders during a routine. © Tim Heitman-Imagn Images © Tim Heitman-Imagn Images
Latimer removed her wig before she performed on the field with the rest of the Cowboys cheerleaders as she boldly exposed her bald head. The motivation behind the 23-year-old's daring decision was to raise awareness for alopecia.
Fox Sports reporter Erin Andrews caught wind of Latimer's actions during the game, and the veteran sportscaster heaped praise on the cheerleader's braveness.
"Love this! @dccheerleaders," Andrews wrote.
Andrews is one of the most renowned reporters in the industry, and she's seen and been part of her fair share of compelling stories through the years. This one about Latimer and her alopecia, however, caught Andrews' attention, and the 46-year-old broadcaster did her bit to raise awareness for the condition as well.
Like Latimer, Andrews, too, has had an experience of opening up about her own condition. For many years, Andrews and her husband, former NHL player Jarret Stoll, attempted and failed to have a baby via in vitro fertilization or IVF. After keeping this under wraps for a lengthy period, Andrews spoke about it publicly this year.
"I'm proud of myself for that because, for a long time, we looked at it as almost an embarrassment," she told People in an interview in May. "We were ashamed, I think because so many people don't talk about it. And then I was in a mood. I had pumped so many hormones in myself from IVF for the last nine years. I was like, 'I am so sick of being quiet about this. I just want to talk publicly.'"
"I was very fortunate that I was able to do that, and it got some attention and I feel like it really provided some relief and some normalcy and comfort to people that were struggling."
Andrews and her husband finally succeeded with IVF on 2023 and are now the proud parents to a beautiful one-year-old baby boy named Mack.
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This story was originally published December 11, 2024, 2:21 PM.