Jess Wright praised by Towie fans as she shows off ‘real skin’ in very honest post
TV star Jess Wright has been praised for showing fans her ‘”real skin’ as she opened up about having psoriasis.
The former Towie star, 37, has bravely opened up living with the skin condition which recently flared up again.
Jess shared a picture of the red patches on various parts of her body, including her arms, calves and elbows.
The brunette beauty wore a black cami dress and sat on the floor in her bedroom, while taking a mirror selfie.
She simply captioned it: “This is me.”
The TV favourite was inundated with messages praising her for her honest post.
One fan posted: “Amazing thank you for showing you! My 15 year old has it on her head and I can show her this and show her that it doesn’t matter. You will inspire her I know it.”
Another commented: “Wow, I bet it took a min to decide to post this because your expected to be always turned out perfect but got to say jess you just shone a massive light on a problem for so many.”
A third echoed: “You look amazing. I’m covered in psoriasis too. Treatments are getting better, good luck with your journey and thank you for raising awareness of psoriasis.”
Last year, Jess opened up about her struggle with the recurring skin problem.
She told us: “It just makes you feel really crap.
“You just feel like you can’t, even like I want to wear something with my arms out but I don’t want to because I think it looks ugly.
“It’s really taking it’s toll mentally but you just have to try and have faith that eventually you can get to the bottom of it.”
The condition – which affects an estimated two per cent of people in the UK – causes, according to the NHS, red, flaky, crusty patches of skin covered with silvery scales.
Many have reached out to Jess to share their tips or to just send her the love.
She added: “I’ve had thousands of messages.
“I can’t even actually read them all because it takes forever, its really sweet that there are so many people out there that want to help and are in the same position.”
Last October Jess asked her followers for help living with the skin condition.
The first three pictures showed how bad the condition is on her arms as she posed in the mirror of her bathroom. There were also visible patches on her legs and face.
In the caption the ITVBe star explained that the condition has got worse since becoming a mum, and pleaded for any tips on how to improve it.
Jess said: “A very different post to my last one… it’s taken me a while to get the courage to post this but ultimately, it is what it is.
“My psoriasis has taken a turn for the worse since having a baby & I wanted to share it for anyone else suffering with it, in the hope it might make you feel less alone with it / we may be able to help each other eventually with remedies.
“I spend my days covering up my arms, and now unfortunately my legs & face are pretty bad too & im bloody sick of it.
“I have tried so many things in the past but I feel like it’s auto immune so ultimately it’s what we put into our bodies.
“If anyone has a miracle cure please let me know.
“Sending love to anyone else suffering a skin condition, especially new mums who have clearly been hit with it by the lack of sleep/stressful first few months.”
Jess welcomed her son Presley with her husband William Lee-Kemp in June.
She also revealed that she suffered with post-natal depression following the birth of her first child.