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10 Famous People You Didn’t Know Have Alarming Disorders

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When you see them on screen, you’d say they have a wonderful life – looks, fame, money – really, what more can you want from life?

Still, many celebrities have their fair share of problems, sometimes battling severe conditions.

But they soldier on and go on with their lives. Let’s have a look at ten famous people you wouldn’t know we’re suffering from severe conditions.

10 /10 Bella Hadid

When she’s on the catwalk, you wouldn’t know there’s anything wrong with Bella Hadid, but the supermodel has been suffering for years from Lyme disease.

Tick bites cause this disease, and its main symptoms include rashes, fever, aching joints, or headaches. The worst part is that people affected by this disease suffer the ill-effects for years.

9 /10 Jean-Claude Van Damme

What could be wrong with a guy like Van Damme? According to him, he’s been battling rapid-cycle bipolar disorder, and sometimes he goes into crippling depression bouts that impact both his acting career and his private life.

The one thing that helped him stay sane, the rigorous training routines that keep negative feelings at bay. Now that’s fortunate since his martial art skills have made him a massive star.

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8 /10 Hugh Laurie

Beloved English actor Hugh Laurie has been suffering from clinical depression for most of his life.

Don’t be fooled by his hilarious quips; on the inside, he’s more like Dr. House, the character that brought him worldwide fame.

He’s been on various meds for most of his life. He even turned to music to cope with his depression, and it a good thing he did as he is immensely talented.

7 /10 Venus Williams

One of the most accomplished tennis players of all time, Venus Williams suffers from a condition known as Sjögren’s Syndrome.

It is an autoimmune disease that causes her joint pain and fatigue, making her career seem even more impressive. Some days she has to drag herself out of bed, and she has to power through her day.

In her peak years, that meant long hours of intensive training. Most healthy people would collapse under the strain, so it’s hard to imagine how hard it was for her when she also had to battle constant tiredness.

6 /10 Ben Stiller

On-screen, Ben Stiller looks like the soul-of-the-party kind of guy, and he can be so on a good day.

Unfortunately, Ben Stiller has bipolar disorder, which causes terrible mood swings. Sometimes it interferes with his work as he can be quite unpredictable on the set. Thank God that on-screen he’s predictably funny!

5 /10 Paula Deen

If you’ve watched one of her cooking shows, you were probably impressed by her energy and bubbly personality, but things aren’t all that great in her life.

Paula Deen has agoraphobia, an irrational fear that makes her unable to leave the house and face a crowd. Even the three old ladies at the grocery store can be a crowd to her when she’s down.

4 /10 Tony Braxton

Singer Tony Braxton was diagnosed with lupus in 2010. It’s an autoimmune disorder that causes muscle and joint pains, rashes, fever, and kidney problems. In 2016, the R&B singer had to be hospitalized following a lupus flare-up.

The condition is not curable but can be kept under control with medication and constant monitoring. Tony Braxton has been quite open about her problems to raise awareness of this disease

“Today, I’m going to talk about it because I’m a survivor and I’m here, and I don’t want to lose hope,” she said in an interview.

3 /10 Zoe Saldana

Avatar star Zoe Saldana has been struggling with Hashimoto’s disease for all of her life. It’s an inherited genetic condition, and her mother and sisters are also affected by this disease.

Hashimoto’s causes inflammation and makes her body unable to flush out toxins as it should.

“You create antibodies that attack your glands, so you have to eat clean,” the actress explained in an interview.

Saldana keeps to a strict gluten-free diet and also stays away from dairy products.

2 /10 Kim Kardashian

Could Kim be anything but perfect? Kardashian has psoriasis, a skin condition characterized by unsightly red blotches. Wonder why you never noticed this?

According to her, she uses light therapy to make the red patches vanish, especially when she’s preparing for a photo shoot.

1 /10 Shannen Doherty

You might have read about the Beverly Hills 90210 star’s battle with cancer, but Shannen Doherty has also been suffering from Chron’s disease for many years.

It’s an inflammatory condition that causes digestive problems and other issues. After her cancer went into remission in 2017, the actress revealed it was back three years later, and it was already staged four.