Julie Benz (pictured) sounds delighted and very proud when talking about her former “Dexter” leading man, Michael C. Hall, and the way he’s handled his battle with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.  “He’s fantastic, doing just fantastic. His cancer is definitely in remission, and you know, they caught it very early,” she points out.

And Hall’s decision to go public, she feels, will inspire countless fans and others “to go and get checked out because if you catch cancer early, you can kick its a–. Sorry to swear, but really, if you’re not feeling good or if you feel a lump in your gland, go to your doctor no matter what. No matter how busy you are.”

Julie: ”I’m very close to a lot of the cast — Jennifer (Carpenter) and I are close friends, and Michael, James Remar and his wife, David Zayas and his wife — and I had the pleasure of going through awards season and being reunited with everyone.”

She doesn’t mind the fact that people are still approaching her and exclaiming about what happened to Rita. “I love that it was that impactful. It would really suck if they killed off Rita and nobody responded.”

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