Photos : Fiona Phillips, Eamonn Holmes, Hannah Spearritt: Celebrities who have been struggling with their health
The BBC journalist and broadcaster revealed her diagnosis in 2023, after having suffered from symptoms since 2022.
Fiona Phillips suffered from brain fog and anxiety for a year before getting her diagnosis. In 2023, she revealed she suffers from Alzheimer's, at the age of 62.
In a recent documentary entitled I Am: Céline Dion, the singer showed her daily struggles with a rare disease.
Céline Dion decided to make her diagnosis public as soon as she got it. She struggles with Stiff Person Syndrome, a rare neurological disease which attacks her nerves and muscles.
Shannen Doherty, who rose to fame thanks to her role in Charmed, revealed she suffered from breast cancer in 2015 before going into remission.
In 2023, Shannen Doherty revealed her cancer was back and had spread to her bones and brain. She gives her fans updates on her Instagram account, as she fights stage 4 cancer.
Iconic presenter and broadcaster Eamonn Holmes has regularly spoken about his health issues, especially his back pain.
Eamonn Holmes revealed he suffers from chronic back pain, which requires him to walk with a stick. He was also recently seen in a wheelchair.
Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer Amy Dowden had to take time off last year to undergo chemotherapy.
In 2023, Amy Dowden revealed she suffered from stage 3 breast cancer. After undergoing heavy treatment, she revealed in February 2024 that ‘no evidence of the disease’.
She is now back doing what she loves the most: dancing.
At the age of 29, Michael J. Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. He made his diagnosis public in 1998 and still speaks out on the subject.
In 2000, the actor launched his own foundation, the Michael J. Fox foundation, which has since raised millions for research on how to treat and possibly even cure the disease.
British star magician Dynamo revealed he has been battling athritis since being hospitalised for a bout of food poisoning.
Dynamo suffers from Crohn's disease, which affects the digestive system. When he was just seventeen, he had to have part of his stomach removed due to a complication.
Selena Gomez often speaks out about her struggles with Lupus, an autoimmune disease which makes your immune system attack your tissues and organs.
Following a complication, Selena Gomez needed a kidney transplant to save her life. Her best friend, Francia Raisa, gave her one of her kidneys, which she calls ‘the ultimate gift of life’.
In July 2021, Molly-Mae Hague revealed she suffers from endometriosis, a painful condition which affects 10% of women in the world.
In 2022, Molly-Mae Hague had to undergo surgery to remove some of the affected areas of her body. She explained:
‘The operation was way way harder to go through than I thought and my recovery time was quite a bit longer than I had planned and I was just a bit of a mess.’
In 2017, Lady Gaga released a Netflix documentary in which she shared a diagnosis and her daily struggles.
Fibromyalgia is a condition that causes pain all over the body, as well as fatigue, muscle stiffness and difficulty concentrating.
Despite being a very private person, Sia chose to make her diagnosis public in 2010.
Sia suffers from Grave's disease, an autoimmune disorder which can cause shaky hands, a fast and irregular heartbeat and fatigue.
In 2018, the actress revealed she suffers from multiple sclerosis, a condition which affects the brain and spinal cord.
When asked about her condition, Selma Blair explains:
‘I am disabled. I fall sometimes. I drop things. My memory is foggy. And my left side is asking for directions from a broken gps. But we are doing it. And I laugh and I don’t know exactly what I will do precisely but I will do my best.’
Gareth Thomas was first rugbyman to ever come out. He was also the first to open up about his HIV diagnosis and daily battles.
After months of rumours, Gareth Thomas announced he is HIV-positive in 2015. He explained he had to speak out after receiving threats. He is a trailblazer in ending stigma surrounding people living with HIV.
The Avengers Assemble actress explained she was encouraged to have surgery to help with her puffy eyes, before explaining they are due to water retention.
Since the beginning of her career in the 1970s, Jenny Agutten has always refused cosmetic surgery. She explained water retention causes her face to become immobile sometimes.
S Club 7 singer Hannah Spearritt opened up about her health issues in 2023.
Hannah Spearritt revealed her autoimmune disease causes vertigo, chronic fatigue and brain fog. She explained:
'I don't think I realised how much I'd deteriorated because it happened so gradually, I had no energy and couldn't even get on a train or cook dinner. That affected my mental health, too, because I've always been a physical and sporty person, it's only when you get better and can do things you love again that you realise how bad things were.'
