Former Strictly contestant Georgia May Foote has been applauded by fans for speaking out about her “tough” battle with skin condition vitiligo.
The actress, 34, has been open about her struggles with the long-term condition after developing it in 2020. Vitiligo is caused by a lack of melanin pigment in the skin and those that have it develop white patches on their body.
And this week, Georgia – who appeared on Strictly in 2015 – reflected on her “crazy” journey living with vitiligo.
Strictly star Georgia May Foote on ‘crazy’ journey
On Thursday (June 25), Georgia took to her Instagram to share a post to celebrate World Vitiligo Day. Alongside a photo of her posing with her hands on her chest, she wrote: “Happy World Vitiligo Day.
“If you are new to my page or don’t already know, I developed vitiligo in 2020. This has been one of the craziest journeys I have ever had. I was misdiagnosed for a while before I begged to be seen by a dermatologist, which then took another year. I was then diagnosed with vitiligo.”
Talking about the condition, the former Corrie star added: “Vitiligo is a skin condition where my immune system attacks the melanocytes which produce the melanin in my skin.
“This causes white patches all over my body, which continue to spread daily. They become bigger and show up new places all the time!”
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Georgia reveals ‘it has spread to my face’
Georgia continued: “This year has been particularly tough as it has spread onto my face now. I have good days and bad days with the condition! Sometimes I’m really down about it and other days I feel very special.
“Unfortunately there is no understanding why this happens. (stress deffo doesn’t help in my case ) I have the very annoying side effect of itching!
“And until the uk pass the cream Opzelure there will be no way of bringing my pigment back!”
The TV star finished off her post and said: “People who love me don’t give it a second glance. That’s all that matters it’s a hard thing to deal with, but I am tough and I will not let it get to me.
“I have an amazing family and group of friends who mean the world to me. Happy World Vitiligo Day to my gang.”
‘Great you’re raising awareness’
Georgia’s fans soon rushed to the comments section to applaud her for speaking out about vitiligo.
“You still look stunning, with or without the condition. Great work bringing this to everyone’s attention,” said one person.
Someone else added: “Still Beautiful and well done for speaking out about.” A third chimed in: “Great you’re raising awareness.”
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