Celebrities Share Inspiring Stories About Their Health Struggles

Published on July 22, 2020
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Letitia Wright

Actress Letitia Wright is best known for her role of Shuri in Black Panther. In an interview with Teen Vogue, the actress shared her experience with mental health struggles and spoke about how her faith helped her get through tough times.

Letitia Wright

Letitia Wright

She said: “In the black community, it’s something that happens, but we don’t speak about it. I speak boldly about [depression] because I struggled with it and I tried to find different ways [to heal], and it just didn’t work. I had to look deeper to find what could hold me, and I found that what held me together was my relationship with Jesus and my relationship with God.

Wendy Williams

Daytime talk show host Wendy Williams is known for her love of gossip and sassy comebacks. However, in 2018 she revealed some personal life news of her own: she was diagnosed with Graves’ disease. She took time off from the show to recover.

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Wendy Williams

Wendy Williams

She told fans in her announcement that her thyroid had been acting “all cattywampus” and said that she chose to take a short leave of absence from the talk show in order to focus on her health.