Legendary actor Sylvester Stallone’s daughter Sophia is opening up about her heart condition.
The latest episode of The Family Stallone, which was released on Paramount+ on Wednesday, June 14, was fairly emotional as Sophia Stallone, the eldest daughter of Sylvester Stallone, opened up about her medical issues.
Sophia was born with a hole in her heart and got very sick when she was two months old. Sophia told her sister Sistine that it had not been the easiest journey and 12 doctors could not even recognize what was wrong with her.
Sophia Stallone opens up on her heart condition
In the candid episode, she told her younger sister, Sistine, that she got really sick when she was 2 months old, and doctors originally had no idea what was wrong with her. Sophia’s mom, Jennifer Flavin, eventually found a doctor who discovered that she had a hole in her heart, and she was able to undergo a surgery. After living a normal life for several years, when she was 16, she fainted while playing volleyball.
“It was really having to go from living this normal life when I was 16 to having to have my chest sawed open,” she said. “The moment I found out I needed an operation was one of the most pivotal experiences of my entire life because I never had to consider death before.”
Sophia’s father Sylvester, who is known for playing many powerful characters in movies like Rocky, did not know how to deal with the heart surgery. When 26-year-old Sophia opened up to him about the same, he said that it was “devastating” and “horrible.” Sophia confessed that she still had PTSD from her surgery.
