Deanna Favre: battling cancer, family struggles, and scandals in new Netflix documentary
21 may 2025 в 13:13
Brett Favre and his wife Dianna Favre have experienced some of the most dramatic ups and downs that can happen to a married couple. From her breast cancer diagnosis and battle with it to Brett’s personal struggles, the duo has stayed together through it all. But the latest Netflix documentary «Untold: The Fall of Favre», - released on May 20, 2025, gives viewers a look at other alleged scandals involving Brett.
Below are all the details about Brett’s wife and their marriage.
Dianna is the author and founder and CEO of the Dianna Favre Hope Foundation. After being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004, Dianna became a fierce advocate in the fight against the disease, which affects about one in eight women in the United States.
Brett’s wife wrote about her journey to recovery in an article for Guideposts, recalling the moment she learned of her breast cancer diagnosis.
«That first week of October 2004 was tough, one of those weeks when suddenly your life will never be the same», - Dianna wrote. «Brett was on the phone within minutes. All he could say was, 'Oh, God.'»
Brett and Dianna have been married since she was 20 years old. They met in their small town in Mississippi when she was just 14, and Dianna became pregnant with their first daughter, Brittany, when she was 19, according to People.
In a previous article for Guideposts, Dianna opened up about Brett’s drug abuse. She wrote that her husband «was terribly addicted to painkillers, partly because of all the injuries he played through».
«We got through it. He went to the Menninger Clinic and got help», - Dianna noted. «We went through counseling together, and he became the best friend I ever had — and by then, my husband».
Brett and Dianna also raise their daughter Breleigh.
In the documentary «Untold: The Fall of Favre», - former New York Jets reporter Jenn Sterger reveals sexually explicit messages and voicemails that Brett allegedly left her in 2008 during his marriage to Dianna.
«I was at a game, and someone came up to me and said, 'What would you say if I told you Brett Favre wants your phone number?'» Jenn claims in the documentary. «I said, 'I think I like my job. And I’m a lot like his wife.'»
However, Jenn noted that she «sincerely thought she was being pranked by her male colleagues, because it happened all the time».
But she delves into the voicemails that Brett allegedly left her, which the documentary reproduces at one point. In one of the alleged voicemails, a voice resembling Brett’s says he is «heading back to the hotel» and that he «would love for [Jenn] to come tonight».
«So the craziest part of the whole scandal — I never met Brett Favre», - Jenn clarifies about the alleged scandal of sexual messages. «We were never in the same room, we never shook hands, we had no relationship, no understanding, nothing».
Brett and Dianna have not yet commented on the Netflix documentary at the time of publication.
If you or someone you know is struggling with substance abuse, contact the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s National Helpline at 1−800−662-HELP (4357)
Below are all the details about Brett’s wife and their marriage.
Dianna is the author and founder and CEO of the Dianna Favre Hope Foundation. After being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004, Dianna became a fierce advocate in the fight against the disease, which affects about one in eight women in the United States.
Brett’s wife wrote about her journey to recovery in an article for Guideposts, recalling the moment she learned of her breast cancer diagnosis.
«That first week of October 2004 was tough, one of those weeks when suddenly your life will never be the same», - Dianna wrote. «Brett was on the phone within minutes. All he could say was, 'Oh, God.'»
Brett and Dianna have been married since she was 20 years old. They met in their small town in Mississippi when she was just 14, and Dianna became pregnant with their first daughter, Brittany, when she was 19, according to People.
In a previous article for Guideposts, Dianna opened up about Brett’s drug abuse. She wrote that her husband «was terribly addicted to painkillers, partly because of all the injuries he played through».
«We got through it. He went to the Menninger Clinic and got help», - Dianna noted. «We went through counseling together, and he became the best friend I ever had — and by then, my husband».
Brett and Dianna also raise their daughter Breleigh.
In the documentary «Untold: The Fall of Favre», - former New York Jets reporter Jenn Sterger reveals sexually explicit messages and voicemails that Brett allegedly left her in 2008 during his marriage to Dianna.
«I was at a game, and someone came up to me and said, 'What would you say if I told you Brett Favre wants your phone number?'» Jenn claims in the documentary. «I said, 'I think I like my job. And I’m a lot like his wife.'»
However, Jenn noted that she «sincerely thought she was being pranked by her male colleagues, because it happened all the time».
But she delves into the voicemails that Brett allegedly left her, which the documentary reproduces at one point. In one of the alleged voicemails, a voice resembling Brett’s says he is «heading back to the hotel» and that he «would love for [Jenn] to come tonight».
«So the craziest part of the whole scandal — I never met Brett Favre», - Jenn clarifies about the alleged scandal of sexual messages. «We were never in the same room, we never shook hands, we had no relationship, no understanding, nothing».
Brett and Dianna have not yet commented on the Netflix documentary at the time of publication.
If you or someone you know is struggling with substance abuse, contact the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s National Helpline at 1−800−662-HELP (4357)
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