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Australian Survivor: Pia Miranda opens up about discovering shock skin condition whilst filming

“It was pretty confronting knowing I was being filmed” - by Nadia Elshawarby
  • 03 Sep 2019

Pia Miranda has opened up about her secret health battle whilst filming this year’s Australian Survivor.

The Australian actress discovered she suffers from vitiligo – skin condition where patches of skin lose their pigment - whilst filming the Ten reality show.

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“A few people have been asking me about my skin on Survivor, and if you have been watching you may have noticed that it's going through somewhat of a transformation,” the 46-year-old informed fans in a recent Instagram post.

“Well it turns out that whilst playing I had a flare up of an Autoimmune condition called vitiligo that I didn't know I had. I was made aware of it but I decided to push through and not stress about it until I came home because... Survivor!

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“Since seeing a specialist I've been told that it's a condition that needs lifelong management, but I'm having some amazing treatment and it's working really well so I'm feeling very lucky

“It's not ideal that it happened in real time on TV, as it was pretty confronting knowing I was being filmed, but I think what initially felt like a negative, can be a positive.

“So for anyone who might be suffering from vitiligo or any other condition that makes you feel like you look less than perfect, I hope that watching me out there kicking butt on Survivor without a stitch of makeup on, lifts your spirits.”

The actress concluded her post with an empowering message about loving the skin you’re in.

“I'm thinking there are enough perfect looking people on TV, so I'm happy to offer an alternative and be someone who is perfectly fine with being imperfect.”

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