Just days after revealing his stage 3 colorectal cancer diagnosis, actor James Van Der Beek is opening up about another medical ordeal— his vasectomy. In an interview with People magazine published Saturday, the father of six revealed he underwent the procedure prior to his cancer diagnosis. According to the Dawson’sCreek star, he and his wife Kimberly only planned one child before ending up with six. What the couple “really sucked at was not getting pregnant,” he jokingly told the magazine. “I figured the only way we’re going to stop this is if we have some medical intervention,” the 47-year-old added. After telling his children about the “surgery on his private parts,” his 3-year-old daughter, Gwen, said, “Daddy, I hope your vagina feels better.” Back in 2020, the family traded in the Hollywood life for a rural one on a Texas ranch. Van Der Beek likened the move to “freedom.”
