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While celebrities may seem like they have it all together, sometimes that's only surface deep. Many of the stars you know and love are actually suffering from rare diseases, undergoing treatment, and finding ways to cope while juggling their already intense schedules. Click on to find out which stars have struggled with similarly rare health conditions.
'Star Wars' actress Daisy Ridley revealed that she has been diagnosed with a condition known as Graves' disease. The rare illness is an autoimmune disease that results in irregular thyroid function and can cause weight loss, fatigue, and tremors. It is most common in women and people over 30.
Mandy Moore revealed that a rare blood disorder prevented her from getting an epidural while giving birth to her second child.
Songstress Celine Dion revealed that she was diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndrome. The rare condition is incurable and causes uncontrollable muscle spasms, making it difficult for her to walk and sing. "It's been really difficult for me to face these challenges and to talk about everything that I've been going through," she shared. Dion was unsure if she'd ever be able to perform again given the severity of her symptoms, but she amazed fans with a surprise performance at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics.
In 2022, the actor discussed his rare condition publicly for the first time: "Like two years ago, I had this weird, super rare form of vasculitis, that like knocked out my vision, it knocked out my hearing, it knocked out like all my equilibrium," he revealed. "It took me like a year to build it all back up."
The actress revealed that she suffers from Ménière's disease.
The singer announced in early 2020 that he suffers from both Lyme disease and infectious mononucleosis, otherwise known as glandular fever.
When he was at school, the ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ star suffered with Bell’s Palsy, a condition that causes partial paralysis of the face.
She has a defective BRCA1 gene, which increases the likelihood of developing certain cancers.
Since the age of 30, the reality TV mogul has been suffering with psoriasis, an auto-immune disease that results in patches of abnormal skin.
The singer was forced to cancel a number of shows in 2012 because she was suffering from synovitis, which involves inflammation of the joints.
The ‘Stranger Things’ actor suffers with cleidocranial dysplasia, which causes collarbones to be poorly developed or absent, and teeth to be abnormal.
In 2011, the performer announced that she suffers with Graves’ disease.
Stars who suffer from rare diseases
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While celebrities may seem like they have it all together, sometimes that's only surface deep. Many of the stars you know and love are actually suffering from rare diseases, undergoing treatment, and finding ways to cope while juggling their already intense schedules. Click on to find out which stars have struggled with similarly rare health conditions.