{"id":2493923,"date":"2026-07-08T20:02:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T20:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2493923"},"modified":"2026-07-08T20:02:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T20:02:35","slug":"bijou-phillips-finds-a-kidney-match-receives-transplant-after-public-plea-for-donor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/bijou-phillips-finds-a-kidney-match-receives-transplant-after-public-plea-for-donor\/","title":{"rendered":"Bijou Phillips finds a kidney match, receives transplant after public plea for donor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-a24717ba-5248-394d-82fc-f1d05446d8ca\">\n<header class=\"flex justify-between items-start\"\/>\n<div class=\"flex items-start justify-between w-full mt-[7px] mb-4 flex-row\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center space-x-2.5\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:icon;slk:NBC Universal;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcuniversal.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative h-full\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col border-l border-gray-400 ml-4 pl-2.5\" style=\"border-left-width:1px\"><span class=\"text-[.923em] text-[#808080] font-semibold leading-[19px]\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-08T19:33:22.000Z\">Wed, July 8, 2026 at 7:33 PM UTC<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-cover\">\n<figure class=\"content-figure flex justify-center mb-[1em] mx-auto\">\n<div style=\"max-width:976px\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><img alt=\"Bijou Phillips attends a premiere on Jan. 20, 2026 in Los Angeles. (Axelle \/ Bauer-Griffin \/ FilmMagic file)\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"976\" height=\"651\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/7E9FE46A78417959D8717E16F93242078962DF8F62F23EF4852C7FC97AEDCBE2\/subgraphmysterio\/resizefill_w976_h651;quality_80;format_webp\/https:%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Faol_nbc_universal_184%2F2b8e9d921cf67b1a04be28809b252639\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption collapsed\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Bijou Phillips attends a premiere on Jan. 20 in Los Angeles. (Axelle \/ Bauer-Griffin \/ FilmMagic file)<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"caption-credit\"> (Axelle \/ Bauer-Griffin)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-body\">\n<p>Bijou Phillips underwent kidney transplant surgery and thanked everyone who answered her very public plea for lifesaving help.<\/p>\n<p>The daughter of Mamas &amp; the Papas founder John Phillips posted on Tuesday night a picture of herself in hospital garb and declared her procedure a success.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The voucher program found me a perfect match!&#8221; she wrote on Instagram. &#8220;So close it&#8217;s like I got the kidney from one of my parents!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Phillips, 46, said she was particularly grateful to Dr. Jeffrey Veale, nurses and staff at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:UCLA Health;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/uclahealth\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">UCLA Health<\/a> for making the procedure as convenient and pain-free as possible.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I feel at five days out like I did four months after my last surgery!&#8221; she wrote. &#8220;The technique he developed is brilliant and he is a lifesaver! Thank you UCLA!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Phillips also revealed that her brother joined in the donor effort and his kidney helped save a life.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am beyond beyond grateful to everyone who rushed into help me, get checked to donate,&#8221; according to Phillips, the ex-wife of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:actor Danny Masterson;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/popculture\/news\/bijou-phillips-danny-masterson-wife-rcna108030\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">actor Danny Masterson<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My wonderful brother donated in the kidney exchange! He saved a life, and the life he saved had a special person donate for them, and then a few weeks later!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The socialite, model and half-sister of MacKenzie and Chynna Phillips went public<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:four months ago;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/entertainment\/entertainment-news\/bijou-phillips-kidney-transplant\/3855497\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"> four months ago<\/a>, saying she was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:&quot;hanging on by a thread&quot;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/pop-culture\/celebrity\/bijou-phillips-kidney-transplant-rcna261227\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;hanging on by a thread&#8221;<\/a> and urgently needed a kidney transplant.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.aol.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wed, July 8, 2026 at 7:33 PM UTC Bijou Phillips attends a premiere on Jan. 20 in Los Angeles. (Axelle \/ Bauer-Griffin \/ FilmMagic file) (Axelle \/ Bauer-Griffin) Bijou Phillips underwent kidney transplant surgery and thanked everyone who answered her very public plea for lifesaving help. 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