Dolph Lundgren, 65, seen for the FIRST time since revealing eight year battle ... trends now

Dolph Lundgren has been seen for the first time since revealing his secret eight-year battle with lung cancer - as the star stepped out for lunch in LA on Wednesday.

The Swedish actor, 65, known to millions for his role as merciless Soviet boxer Ivan Drago in Rocky IV, confirmed he has been battling cancer for the last eight years during Wednesday's edition of In Depth with Graham Besinger. 

Lundgren looked in good spirits as he joined his fiancee Emma Krokdal, 25, for a meal in Beverly Hills.

The star wore a blue tee, tailored white blazer and black jeans, teamed with monochrome sneakers.

Emma matched her partner in a blazer, tee and jeans as she chatted to him outside the restaurant.

Lundgren revealed he was first diagnosed with lung cancer in 2015 and speculated whether his past use of steroids for bodybuilding is to blame. 

Discussing his diagnosis with Besinger, the actor says he went into remission but the cancer returned in 2020, resulting in doctors giving him a sobering 2-3 year life expectancy. 

The star went for a second opinion and the treatment he is now being administered has resulted in the tumors shrinking. 

In a clip from the interview, while still wearing a hospital gown, he says: 'It's the day after my surgery, they took out one tumor, then they took out another two they found and another three small ones.

'Hopefully it's cleaned out, if it dies, it dies,' he added, referring to his memorable quote in the 1985 film Rocky IV, after his character Drago kills Apollo Creed during their exhibition match. 

Speaking to Bensinger, he recalled how he discovered he had cancer again in 2020.

Lundgren says: 'In 2020, I was back in Sweden and I had some kind of acid reflux, I didn’t know what it was so I did an MRI.

‘They found that there were a few more tumors around that area.’