'Dog the Bounty Hunter' star Beth Chapman becomes a great-grandmother amid cancer battle
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Beth Chapman is a great-grandma!
The 51-year-old "Dog the Bounty Hunter" star and her husband, Duane Lee "Dog" Chapman, welcomed their first great-grandchild, amid Beth's battle with cancer. The reality star shared the news on her Instagram on Friday, alongside sweet photos of her and the baby. .
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"My first great grand baby he’s adorable and he’s precious and he came 5 weeks early to meet me 🐳," Beth wrote tagging her grandson, Dakota Chapman. "@dakotadog808 Nothing more beautiful or inspiring than the birth of a new baby. A new Generation Of Chapman’s you will be an amazing father I’m very proud of you 🐬"
She also congratulated Dakota's father, Leland Chapman, one of Duane's 12 children. Leland's mother is the bounty hunter's first wife, La Fonda Sue Darnall.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"🍼congratulations @lelandbchapman on the birth of your first Grand baby. it just gets better," Beth concluded.
The happy news comes as Beth is undergoing chemotherapy for her throat cancer. A source told ET on Monday that Beth began treatment last month in Los Angeles.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"The [treatments] are going well, but they certainly take their toll on Beth," the source shared. "She's a trooper though and a very tough lady."
Beth found out that her cancer had returned after an emergency surgery she underwent in late November to remove a mass in her throat.