Celebrities who have confessed to certain diseases

Although their lives seem perfect, many celebrities face different conditions that affect them.

In fact, instead of hiding their diagnosis, some of them choose to use their social platforms to raise awareness about the diseases they suffer and, in a way, to be an example and an inspiration for all those who go through the same situation.

Here are some cases:

Selena Gomez – Lupus

The singer and actress have always bravely faced the disease she suffers from: lupus. In fact, he allowed his fans to follow her through the process and treatment of a harsh disease that attacks her immune system.

This diagnosis is usually presented in different ways and generally affects the healthy organs of the body, deteriorating its normal functioning. Therefore, in September 2017, the singer made public that she had surgery, after needing a kidney transplant.

One of her best friends decided to donate one to her, which is why Selena said: “There are no words to describe how grateful I am to my beautiful friend Francia Raisa.”

Kim Kardashian – Psoriasis

The most popular of the Kardashian clan revealed in it reality Keeping up with the Kardashians suffering from psoriasis, a disease that affects her skin and causes discoloration and peeling.

Brad Pitt – Prosopagnozie

In an interview for ASK, the actor confessed that he suffers from this condition, which can be from birth or the product of brain damage after an injury, so he can not recognize people’s faces and can not forget them.

Faced with this, he assured that: “There are so many people who hate me because I think I respect them.” In addition, he added: “The truth is that it is a mystery to me. I can’t get a face. “

Bella Thorne – Dyslexia

The actress, who became famous at a very young age as one of the Disney stars, suffers from dyslexia. This learning disorder prevents her from reading well, because for her the order of letters, syllables or words changes.

In his book The life of a wannabe tycoon: mental disorder (2019), says that from an early age he made efforts to overcome this condition. The technique he used was to read the scriptures repeatedly and count the money to become familiar with the numbers.

Gaten Matarazzo – cleidocranial dysplasia

One of the actors in Stranger Things (2016), who plays the role of “Dustin”, suffers from one of the strangest diseases that occurs in only one person in a million.

This condition affects bone development, so the skull, collarbones and teeth may need time to develop. The actor had to undergo several operations to overcome the difficulties that this disease brought him.