Famous People With Vitiligo
In our daily goings-on we don’t often see someone else with vitiligo, so sometimes it’s comforting to read of people who have vitiligo and have achieved a level of notoriety in their industry.
Graham Norton is a British TV presenter/ comedian
Lee Thomas is a anchorman who recently surfaced up with his book Turning white
Bryan Danielson, an American pro wrestler
Doc Hammer, the co creator of VENTURE BROS.
John Henson, a us comedian and TV host
Kara-Louise is a young girl who participated in Big Brother 8
Big Krizz Kaliko, a US rapper
Thomas Lennon, an actor from reno 911
Hedvig Lindahl, a football player from Sweden
Joe Rogan, American actor and stand up comedian
J.D. Runnels, Chicago Bears football player.
Sisqo, rapper (the guy who alwas wears a band aid on his cheek)
Rasheed Wallace, NBA basketball player.
Fez Whatley, tv star has vitiligo on his face
Michael Jackson the pop singer
The Famous People With Vitiligo by Nathalie Pelletier, unless otherwise expressly stated, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.
Oh, this is great! Now I can stop saying: Vitiligo, you know, what Michael Jackson has! It’s also nice to know that there is life with vitiligo; it all depends on how you perceive yourself.
Some days I go to work w/o makeup on my hands so I can feel honest. Those are the best days because I force myself to say, this is me, and I’m still great, still beautiful and the vit changes nothing about who I am.
how come you dont see any white spots on them? is it makeup that they use to cover up?
I live strickly w/selftanning lotion, and other related makeup to blend in my spots and I am so tired of people looking at me as I have a disease so uncatchable. But, I walk w/my head up high and everyday is a new day so I block it out and make the best of my appearance.
Life can be worst.
Has anyone tried Kalawalla?
I have had Vitiligo for20 years, I was at first very self-conscious about the disease, but as I grew older, it spread, and I, being naive about the condition, just went on with my life. I also need to mention I am and have been a waitress for 30 years, and today, especially children ask…what’s wrong with your skin? My answer to them and they usually smile is…”I am just one big freckle” I am not ashamed of who I am or how I look, it is all in our minds, we have all been created for a purpose, and my purpose is to be an example to others.
I am very interested in this condition.
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Acceptance
Living with Vitiligo
by Pierre, Natasha E. Wilkinson (Author)
ISBN-10: 1436395143
ISBN-13: 9781436395144
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Date Published: 3/31/2009
Pages: 48 pages
Author: Pierre, Natasha E. Wilkinson
I have had vitiligo for 3 years now and to be honest with you, its like Lisa says “its all in our minds”. I dont use makeup to cover it up, if someone dont accept you because you have it then they arent much worth fighting for. Am I right? I have had mixed reactions to my white spots, one guyfriend who fancied my once said “Oh, you have to fix that, you cant go around looking like that!”. But most people still say that they are a part of me, like beauty-spots
. Whats important is to keep your head up high, after all if someone falls in love with you or wants to get to know you better, their judgement should be of you as a person and not of how you look and what other people might think.
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I see it like this, if I dont look like everyone else it gives me a bigger need to work on who I am as a person. Not being able to hide behind your “beauty” (if you understand me when I say that) is only good because the person you turn out to be is someone that other people can look up to. And as my doctor said to me, being tanned is just “fashion” and fashion is something that changes all the time. And if I wont spend a lot of my time in the sun I wont get as much wrinkels and I wont get skin cancer. So its all good
So think like this, what is the thing you are most scared of? Showing your spots and the “true you”? Well, the best way of overcomming that is to show your spots. If its a warm summer day, put some strong sunlotion on and show your legs, show your arms. My doctor also said to me “you still have to live and enjoy your life, covering yourself up might take away a lot of that joy”. I go out running in shorts, I climb in shorts and I happily walk in bikini on the beach. I meet new people all the time and yes the though “what are they going to think?” bothers me from time to time. But to overcome your fear you have to use your fear to cure it.
Good luck!!
I’m 16 yrs old and I have vitiligo, I had it since I was ten. My spots are not wear anybody can see cause there on my stomach and thigh, I don’t know how dealt with it, I jus know i realized it now. I’m scared and sad because I never thought this would happen to me, no body in my family has it and I feel embarassed and alone. I do want to be able to tell and open up to my friends but i can’t. I’m turning 17 this new year coming up and I’m jus so unhappy , I dont know what else to do, I’m so lost. I just want to be normal.
Hi Vickian,
I have a daughter your age, so I know just where you’re coming from. It’s hard, no matter what your age, to have anything about you that is physically different than most people. But these things are especially difficult during our teenage years because we want to fit in with everyone else, and we don’t yet have the tools to deal with the issue of not.
the first thing i will say is to let go of the ‘why me’ thinking’. It will only put you in a victim role, and you are so much stronger than that. And remember, you’re definitely not alone. There may not be many ppl around you who have vitiligo, but so many ppl have issues that change the way they look. chronic acne on the face and arms, large birth marks (sometimes brown or red), are just a couple that come to mind that are pretty severe, but there are also ppl with hair they find impossible to deal with, girls with facial hair that they just can seem to get rid of, and weight problems due to hormonal imbalances.
Everybody has something they don’t like about themselves, even the most popular kids in your school. The trick is to accept the difference and let all of the wonderful things about you outshine what you don’t like. How do you do this? Well, I openly talk about my vitiligo. If I’m not embarrassed about it, then the ppl around me don’t think it’s a big deal. Be open with your friends if the subject ever comes up. Just explain what it is, answer any questions they have, then you’ll move past it.
Be happy, Vickian! You have so much life ahead of you, so many wonderful memories to make, and people to meet. Vitiligo doesn’t have to take away any of the fun you will have.
email anytime!
happy new year!
nathalie
I am so glad that finnaly someone understands what it is like for someone who has this disease to be able to explain it to the public. I never knew that Sisqo the singer from my hometown of Baltimore had this disease. I learned that Michael Jackson had it through one of his doctor. Now, I understand what they both have to go through. Karen Faye who was MJ’s makeup artist explained that he developed this disease after the Thriller song came out. I actually saw Lee Thomas on Larry King Live one night and he gave a demonstration about it. Now, it is sinking in for me.
Pamula
I don’t think Sisqo has vitiligo, recently he appeared on Celebrity Big Brother, a reality TV show here in England. I’ve been watching him closely trying to see if he’s the condition and I even have seen him often wearing only a boxer/short. However, I’ve never noticed a single vitiligo spot on his body. The camera follows him 24/7 and if he used a make up to cover it I would have seen him do it.
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