Chuy Bravo, 'Chelsea Lately's Little Nugget', Reveals Past Battling Cancer And Alcoholism

Chuy Bravo Reveals Past Battling Cancer And Alcoholism
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 7: In this handout image provided by Foxtel, Chuy Bravo appears on Chelsea Handler's late night talk show 'Chelsea Lately', currently being filmed in Sydney, at Foxtel Studios on March 7, 2011 in Sydney, Australia. The episode, to be aired on March 8, 2011, included an announcement by actress Sophie Monk that her engagement to US-based French millionaire Jimmy Esbag is off and she is currently single again. (Photo by Ben Symon/Foxtel via Getty Images)
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 7: In this handout image provided by Foxtel, Chuy Bravo appears on Chelsea Handler's late night talk show 'Chelsea Lately', currently being filmed in Sydney, at Foxtel Studios on March 7, 2011 in Sydney, Australia. The episode, to be aired on March 8, 2011, included an announcement by actress Sophie Monk that her engagement to US-based French millionaire Jimmy Esbag is off and she is currently single again. (Photo by Ben Symon/Foxtel via Getty Images)

Chuy Bravo (born Jesus Melgoza) may be known as Chelsea Handler’s “little nugget” on the cable talk show Chelsea Lately, but as the first Latino sidekick on a late-night television show he’s also proven that he’s a big deal in the business. We chatted with the television personality about surviving cancer, his ultimate Latina celebrity crush, and what inspired him to launch The Little Nugget Foundation in his hometown of Tangancicuaro, Michoacan Mexico.

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