Celebrities who have vitiligo

Only 1% of the world's population is affected by the autoimmune disease

Stars Insider

26/01/24 | StarsInsider

CELEBRITY Vitiligo

Vitiligo is a long-term skin-pigment disorder in which the immune system destroys melanocytes—the cells that produce pigment on the skin—causing white patches to develop on the skin due to a loss of pigment. The skin condition affects only one in every hundred people in the world and can develop at any age after birth. The cause of vitiligo is unknown, and although the autoimmune condition is not medically dangerous, many people affected by vitiligo—especially children— are affected emotionally and socially.

Stella Pavlides, founder and president of the American Vitiligo Research Foundation (AVRF), shared in a piece for The New York Times her early struggles with the skin condition: "People say vitiligo doesn’t kill you, but it kills your spirit,” she said. Pavlides also admitted to having considered taking her own life. "I wouldn’t go out with my friends, I never went to the beach. I became a recluse. When I did go out in the summer in New York City, I wore long-sleeved tops, long pants, and socks," she confessed. Pavlides has now dedicated her life to raising awareness for the condition and destigmatizing it. Many successful stars with vitiligo are helping to pave the way. 

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