Karlie Kloss Breaks Down In Tears While Speaking About Her Breast Cancer Survivor Mom, Tracy: ‘Her Strength Remains With Me’

Karlie Kloss broke down in tears while discussing her breast cancer survivor mother, Tracy Kloss, as she united with other survivors in an Instagram clip.

The supermodel, 31, was promoting the Bobbie Initiative, which helps provide mothers affected by breast cancer with baby food.

In a clip posted to Bobbie’s Instagram page, Kloss broke down in tears as she talked about her mother’s diagnosis, nearly three decades after overcoming the disease.

‘My mother was 35 years old when she was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer. And so her strength, and your strength, remains with me,” she shared, dabbing her eyes with a tissue.

Karlie – who was recently spotted with husband Joshua Kushner – then spoke to some other breast cancer survivor mothers who had signed up for the Bobbie Breasties initiative, asking them to share their stories.

Good cause: The supermodel, 31, promoted the Bobbie Initiative, which helps provide mothers affected by breast cancer with formula

Surviving Mother: Kloss broke down in tears as she opened the clip discussing her mother’s diagnosis, nearly thirty years after overcoming the disease; the duo seen in 2015

“I had the great opportunity to read some of your interview stories,” she told the ladies during the call. “So I want to talk to some of you and let you share some of your own story.”

The women then bravely discussed their struggles as the model listened.

Karlie later commented on the clip, writing: “Thank you so much for inviting me to be a part of this ❤️ Extremely grateful for my Breasties community!”

The caption of the post read: ‘Welcome our new Bobbie Breasties 2023-2024 to the Bobbie Fam. We are so proud to be able to provide these 121 survivors and previvors of breast and gynecological cancer with a year’s supply of Bobbie.’

“This year is extra special because we have 14 returning Bobbie Breasties – it’s an honor to be a part of their journey and watch their babies and families grow.”

‘Did you know that parents who have undergone a double mastectomy receive breast pumps and breastfeeding support from the insurance, but no donor milk or infant formula? That’s why we’ve made it our mission to help as many of these parents as possible.’

‘We cannot bring about change alone. Thank you to our partner @the_breasties for helping make this possible, and to Bobbie MotherBoard member @karliekloss, who has been a living advocate throughout her life after watching her mother undergo breast cancer treatment.”

Karlie has often been an advocate for breast cancer awareness.

In 2021, during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, she wrote: “Breast cancer in women is now the most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide. My mother received that diagnosis 25 years ago. Not a day goes by that my family and I are not deeply grateful for my mother’s continued good health and the work of the countless brilliant minds dedicated to breast cancer research.”

Strength: ‘My mother was 35 years old when she was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer. And so her strength, and your strength, remains with me,” she shared

Share: Karlie then spoke to some other breast cancer survivor mothers who had signed up for the Bobbie Breasties initiative and asked them to share their stories

Her idol: Kloss previously revealed that her mother is her idol: “She battled very aggressive breast cancer when my three sisters and I were young. She survived by the skin of her teeth. I grew up completely idolizing her. She is so strong,” she told InStyle; the two seen in 2023

Happy grandma: In 2021, the star shared a photo of three generations of the family: Karlie, her first-born child and Tracy all sitting together in a field

Family Fight: Karlie and her sisters joined their mother Tracy to run the Race for the Cure in New York City in 2015

In a 2017 issue of In styleKloss revealed how much she idolized her mother after watching her battle and survive the disease.

“She battled a very aggressive breast cancer when my three sisters and I were young. She survived by the skin of her teeth. I grew up completely idolizing her. She’s so strong,” she explained.

And in a clip recapping her best moments from 2015, she recorded the day she ran the Race for the Cure in New York City with her mother and sisters.

Karlie previously revealed she has been getting mammograms since she was 25, as she walked her fans through the procedure and encouraged them to get checked too in a TikTok video.

And in 2021, the star proudly shared a photo of three generations of the family – Karlie, her first-born child – son Levi, two – and her mother, all together in a field.

In July, the former Victoria’s Secret model gave birth to her second son Elijah with husband Joshua, whom she has been married to since 2018.