20 Celebrities Who've Opened Up About Having Psoriasis

Fellow psoriasis sufferers applauded the Queer Eye star after he posted an unretouched photo on Instagram embracing his condition last year. "I was going to start FaceTuning the spots out, but then I was like, 'No, I'm just gonna post it," he later told Allure. "Your body is fierce, it's cute, it's fine, and the more people that know about psoriasis, the more you'll stop having to tell cute guys about it when you take your top off."

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The Vanderpump Rules star regularly posts makeup-free selfies with her tips for dealing with the disease — like using Make Up For Ever Foundation to cover up spots, but also embracing an imperfect complexion. "The advice I would give to anyone who has psoriasis is to let go of any anxiety about it," she wrote in an essay for Today.

Soon after getting her big break on Scandal, the actress developed psoriasis at age 26. "I felt alone for a really long time," she told People. "I also felt incredibly embarrassed and ashamed, especially in Hollywood where there’s such a pressure to look and be perfect." After finding the right treatment plan, Lowes now works as an advocate for the disease. "It's important for me to tell people that they too can feel great and get to a place where their symptoms are under control," she told Self.

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Appearing on Star Search when she was just 8, LeAnn Rimes cut her first album at 11 and won her first (of two) Grammys when she was 14. The gorgeous singer, actress, and children's book author, Rimes also used her platform for good as the face of Stop Hiding From Psoriasis, a campaign that raised awareness for the disease.

In 2015, the "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" '80s pop superstar confessed that she "felt like the Elephant Man" since her first flare-up in 2010. The rash spread over her entire body and she tried treatment after treatment to no avail. Eventually it started affecting her voice. "[That's when] I lost it … I felt depressed and I felt horrible," she told People. Lauper, now 66, has come to accept her condition. She previously worked with the National Psoriasis Foundation and Novartis as part of their information campaign.

Kim Kardashian West, 38, has been very vocal about her psoriasis ever since her first flare-up in 2011. Kardashian West got the hereditary disease from her mom, Kris Jenner, who also started seeing symptoms when she was 30. But she doesn't let her psoriasis keep her from baring all. "To make myself feel better, I lay out all my insecurities before we start a shoot in hopes that no one will be focused on that. I just want to do fun and artsy things," she said on Keeping Up With the Kardashians. "There's nothing I can do about [my psoriasis], so there's no reason why I should feel uncomfortable."

Personal style guru Stacy London, 50, is famous for making people over on TLC's What Not to Wear, but London's psoriasis was so severe during her childhood that she missed nearly all of sixth grade. London says the disease made her feel "like a monster." Her work on the hit show helped her come to terms with her affliction. "It was never just about the clothes," London said. "We were using clothes to talk to people about significantly deeper personal issues. It's not like everyone on the show had psoriasis, but they had something."

Cara Delevingne earned her fame on the catwalks, but the stressful lifestyle of a supermodel also triggered the 26-year-old's psoriasis. Walking in more than 50 runway shows in a Fashion Week at the height of her modeling career, Delevingne experienced severe psoriasis flare-ups as well as anxiety and depression."People would put on gloves and not want to touch me because they thought it was, like, leprosy or something," she told the Daily Mail. Delevingne cites these experiences as the reason she focused on acting.

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American golf legend Phil Mickelson won two Masters titles and a PGA Championship before his (then undiagnosed) psoriatic arthritis became so severe that he was almost unable to compete in the 2010 US Open. The 49-year-old compared the aching in his ankle, fingers, and wrist to that of sprains, and soon he was bedridden with the pain. However, he later received treatment, which allowed him to continue his golf career and win his third Masters in 2010 and the Open Championship in 2013.

As an outspoken advocate for the National Psoriasis Foundation, the television personality and author is all about positive self-image and self-love. "You don't have to be ashamed," she told People. "You can still live life and do amazing things."

The former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher, 45, revealed he has sensitive red patches all over his body. In fact, in one of his most memorable stories, a fan once thought the skin flakes on his scalp were drugs.

Five-time Olympian and 12-time medalist Dara Torres, 52, didn't let her psoriasis stop her from putting on her swimsuit. "I want people to know that I have dealt with this and have been seen with it, and I'm not afraid to show more of myself," she told Prevention.

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The 2006 winner of America's Next Top Model used Tyra Banks's competition as an opportunity to speak about her psoriasis, and later landed a gig as a spokeswoman for the National Psoriasis Foundation. In 2009, she posed for a photoshoot during a flare up and — no surprise here — she still looked like a million bucks.

Beloved comedian Jon Lovitz of SNL, A League of Their Own, and The Wedding Singer has been living with psoriasis for over 15 years. The 62-year-old has worked with national disease awareness campaign Are You Serious and written candidly about his condition for Huffington Post."Why be embarrassed about psoriasis?" he wrote. "Nobody is perfect, right? Trust me, I would know. I make fun of people for a living."

Eli Roth won a Screen Actors Guild award for his role in Inglourious Basterds and made a career out of directing and producing horror pieces such as Hostel and Hemlock Grove. While he hasn't spoken much about his psoriasis publicly, in an interview for his movie Cabin Fever, he told BBC that he had a horrible psoriasis outbreak when he was 22. "It was all over my legs," he said. "I couldn't walk because my legs were cracked and bleeding." Roth also cites his various skin-related medical conditions as inspiration for his career in horror movies.

Diagnosed at 16, Miss California and 2013 Miss Universe contestant Mabelynn Capeluj was bullied for her psoriasis growing up. "Psoriasis made me a stronger person. Having psoriasis was a difficult time in my life. It made me appreciate the little things in life," she told Everyday Health. "Beauty isn't skin deep — learn to be comfortable in your own skin."

The former Simon and Garfunkel member revealed he had psoriasis in an 1998 interview, sharing he once tried soaking in the Dead Sea after performing in Tel Aviv. "I've been told that if you float in that salty, buoyant water, it's very good for skin," he said. Unfortunately, the sea didn't do much to help alleviate Garfunkel's itchy skin, but it wasn't a total loss: "I found it not so much therapeutic as beautiful."

CNN International news anchor Zain Verjee, 45, shows her face to millions for a living, but in years past she "[couldn't] bear to look in the mirror" because of her psoriasis, which she has had since she was 8. Her path to treatment and self-acceptance was a difficult one that she outlined in in a piece for CNN."I believe that diet, mindset, and a wonderful support system were the best long-term answers for me," she wrote. "The mirror isn't my enemy any longer."

Jerry Mathers, known best for his role as Beaver in Leave it to Beaver, has lived with psoriasis for decades. The 71-year-old raises awareness of psoriasis treatment options for the National Psoriasis Foundation.

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The two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, poet, and critic John Updike wrote about his lifelong struggle with the skin disease, including a New Yorker essay about his condition titled At War With My Skin. Updike passed away in 2009, but his writing will help other psoriasis patients for years to come.