The “Matlock” star also explains why she chose not to have reconstructive surgery.

“They were like 10 pounds when they removed them.

And I kind of enjoy not having breasts.

Kathy Bates talks about not having breasts

Kathy Bates.Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic

It’s strange.”

I wasn’t in a relationship.

I was older, and I didn’t think that I would be in a relationship.

And so it was kind of like, ‘Why do I have to?'"

The Oscar winner said her freshman CBS reboot has found a smart way to handle her wardrobe.

“And they ’re so comfortable, and they give me a nice shape.

And that’s it!

I mean, I feel so good when I go out like that.”

She noted that, before that, she sometimes opted to stay in.

Bates was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2003, then underwent treatment.

In 2012, she revealed that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer, which ran in her family.