TV personality Maria Menounos has announced that she is stepping down from her E! News anchor role after recent surgery to remove a brain tumor.

Menounos, 39, shared her news with People magazine this week, revealing that she underwent a seven-hour surgery in June to remove a benign tumor the size of a golf ball.

Her mother, Litsa, has stage 4 brain cancer, which added a surreal aspect to Menounos own diagnosis, she said.