Jameela Jamil has taken to social media to show off her "elastic" skin after being diagnosed with a rare tissue disorder.
The 36-year-old London native had taken to TikTok to post a video of herself explaining that she had just been suffering from a tissue disorder called Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, a condition that affects connective tissues like skin, joints, and blood vessel walls. According to the Mayo Clinic, people who have the syndrome often experience overly flexible joints and stretchy, fragile skin.
Jamil - whose most recent acting role was in She Hulk: Attorney-at-Law - discussed the condition in a three-minute TikTok video, which has been liked over 55,000 times.
In it, she begins by stretching out her cheeks, saying: "Jesus Christ, that is not an app, that is not a filter, that is just my face. Look how elastic that is."
Check out the insightful video below:She then goes on to explain that her stretchiness is a symptom of the syndrome, adding: "It pertains to my joints. As you can see, nothing bends the right way, everything bends the right and the wrong way," as she hyper extended her arm.
"Yes, that is very sexy, thanks for asking," she said, before stating that she wants to spread awareness of the condition "in spite of the fact that people like to make fun of me over my health."
The Good Place actress then also posted the video on Instagram, where she was able to provide a more detailed caption to her 3.7 million followers. In it, she wrote: "Sorry I don't talk about this more often. The internet made fun of me over my health problems and it made me suicidal for a while."
Jamil was referring to her long list of health issues, which include cancer battles, car accident injuries, and seizures.
As she states, some online users trolled her after sharing such issues, which she said made her "suicidal."
"But they are just a bunch of ignorant a***holes who haven't a hundredth of our strength, they can't imagine surviving what we survive, so they choose to gaslight us about it all instead," she continued in her caption.
"I'm done not talking to the people who MATTER about this hugely important subject because a bunch of people lucky to have good health, have no souls. Let's raise awareness on this subject together, and save some motherf**king lives!"
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