Current:Home > ContactStar Wars’ Daisy Ridley Shares She's Been Diagnosed With Graves’ Disease -ChatGPT
Star Wars’ Daisy Ridley Shares She's Been Diagnosed With Graves’ Disease
View
Date:2025-04-20 17:35:53
Daisy Ridley is speaking out about her private health battle.
The Star Wars actress recently detailed her journey with Graves’ disease, an immune system disorder that impacts the thyroid gland, after being formally diagnosed in September. As the 32-year-old explained, she initially disregarded symptoms—including her racing heart rate, weight loss, fatigue, and hand tremors—because, at the time, she was coming off of a role in the thriller Magpie.
“I thought, Well, I’ve just played a really stressful role,” Ridley, who had previously been diagnosed with endometriosis as a teen and polycystic ovaries in her ‘20s, told Women’s Health in an interview published Aug. 6, “Presumably that’s why I feel poorly.”
Graves’ disease, which has affected other stars including Wendy Williams, Missy Elliott and Jenny Mollen, involves overproduction of the thyroid hormone often leaving patients “tired but wired,” according to Ridley's doctor.
“It was funny, I was like, ‘Oh, I just thought I was annoyed at the world,’” she quipped of her bouts of irritability, “But turns out everything is functioning so quickly, you can’t chill out.”
There is no cure for Graves’ disease, but certain treatments like adjusting diet and exercise and taking daily medications can help combat the symptoms.
Ridley, a practicing vegan, has also tried to cut gluten from her diet to help with inflammation, admitting she’s not “super strict” about the process, but that she does notice a difference.
“I didn’t realize how bad I felt before,” Ridley shared. “Then I looked back and thought, How did I do that?”
She also makes sure to maintain a regular exercise regimen. “It’s an hour just for me,” she told the outlet, “and it’s my time to do what I need to do to make myself feel good."
Amid frustrations over her variety of health issues, Ridley is focused on staying in tune with her body.
“I’ve always been health conscious,” she said, “And now I’m trying to be more well-being conscious.”
veryGood! (3374)
Related
- Finally, good retirement news! Southwest pilots' plan is a bright spot, experts say
- Former NBA player Bryn Forbes arrested on family violence charge
- NFL power rankings: Super Bowl champion Chiefs, quarterback issues invite offseason shake-up
- Pond hockey in New Hampshire brightens winter for hundreds. But climate change threatens the sport
- Nearly 400 USAID contract employees laid off in wake of Trump's 'stop work' order
- Illegal border crossings from Mexico plunge after a record-high December, with fewer from Venezuela
- Michael Kors inspired by grandmother’s wedding gown for Fall-Winter collection at NY Fashion Week
- Chocolates, flowers and procrastination. For many Americans, Valentines Day is a last-minute affair
- Alex Murdaugh’s murder appeal cites biased clerk and prejudicial evidence
- 'Always kiss goodbye.' 'Invest in a good couch.' Americans share best and worst relationship advice.
Ranking
- Jamie Foxx reps say actor was hit in face by a glass at birthday dinner, needed stitches
- Family of man who died after being tackled by mental crisis team sues paramedic, police officer
- So you think you know all about the plague?
- Charges against Miles Bridges connected to domestic violence case dropped
- The Louvre will be renovated and the 'Mona Lisa' will have her own room
- How Texas church shooter bought rifle despite mental illness and criminal history is under scrutiny
- Dakota Johnson's Trainer Megan Roup Wants You to Work Out Less
- How to have 'Perfect Days' in a flawed world — this film embraces beauty all around
Recommendation
Dick Vitale announces he is cancer free: 'Santa Claus came early'
Dakota Johnson's Trainer Megan Roup Wants You to Work Out Less
Department of Energy Partners With States and Research Institutes to Boost Offshore Wind Development
Dating habits are changing — again. Here are 3 trends and tips for navigating them
A Mississippi company is sentenced for mislabeling cheap seafood as premium local fish
Fall In Love With Hollywood's Most Inspiring LGBTQIA+ Couples
Knicks protest loss to Rockets after botched call in final second. What comes next?
1 person killed and 10 injured when vehicle crashes into emergency room in Austin, Texas