Standing at only 5'1 and weighing barely over 100lbs, Alexa Bliss isn't known for being a brute act in the WWE. Her style of wrestling is extremely finesse, but there's a darkness in her eyes that adds to her chacater's demeanor. While in the ring, Alexa Bliss born, Alexis Kaufman, has one of the most entertaining personalities which just so happens to mirror some of her signature moves like the Blissful Stomp, Glitter Blizzard, and Insult To Injury, all of which are delicately perfomed. However her finishers, the Bliss DDT and the Twisted Bliss are a lot more violent.
At 15, Kaufman suffered from a life-threatening eating disorder but later discovered fitness competitions to cohearse her away from the disorder which in-turn got her into pro-wrestling. In September 2013, Bliss signed a developemental contract with the WWE where she honed her skills before making her mainstage debut in July 2016. Since then, Alexis Bliss has become a 3x Raw Women's Champion, 2x Smackdown Women's Champion, and 1x WWE Women's Tag Team Champion. Bliss is the first wrestler to hold the Smackdown Women's Champion twice, the first woman to win both the Raw and Smackdown Women's titles, and the second Women's Triple Crown Champion in WWE history.
They may be beautiful, rich and famous, but celebrities are human too, and that means they're just as prone to getting sick as the rest of us. And just like us, some celebs even live with chronic conditions that can take a toll on their day-to-day lives. But eczema – also referred to as dermatitis – is a common dry skin condition. Symptoms include dry, itchy, red and scaly skin. In more extreme cases, the skin can crust and bleed. According to the National Eczema Association, 1 in 10 individuals will develop eczema in their lifetime. And given these statistics, it’s hardly a surprise there are a few celebrities out there who have eczema too.
The Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, 37, suffered from eczema in her teens. Kate was bullied heavily whilst attending Downe House girls’ boarding school, according to the Duchess’s friend Jessica Hay. According Hay, Middleton’s bullies made fun of her eczema. ‘It didn’t help that she was so tall and self-conscious about her eczema,’ Hay told CelebNow. Studies have shown children with moderate and extreme atopic dermatitis are more likely to suffer from conditions like anxiety and low self-esteem, which has a knock-on effect on their school work and ability to make friends.
Although Brad Pitt, 55, has not spoken about the issue himself, his co-star Cate Blanchett disclosed that Pitt was suffering from eczema during filming of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. In an interview with Scotland’s Daily Record, the actress said, ‘We went through three weeks of make-up tests and he was covered in eczema from it all.’ Blanchett sweetly loaned Pitt her skin cream to deal with the dermatitis, that had developed due to the use of prosthetic makeup worn during filming. Prosthetic make-up isn’t the hugest concern for us non-Hollywood folk, nevertheless, what is a concern, is how makeup can trigger eczema flair up. Unless makeup brushes are constantly washed (let’s be real, they’re not), they become a breeding ground for bacteria. This can lead to clogged pores and irritated sensitive skin.
Adele, 31, stated that her eczema flared up when she became a new mom. During a press conference in 2013 after her Golden Globe win for Best Original Song for the Bond film Sykfall, the singer said: ‘I am exhausted. That’s how [motherhood] changed me. I have eczema from boiling bottles.’ Research carried out by the BMJ (formerly known as the British Medical Journal) has revealed that contact dermatitis has the potential to have ‘detrimental’ impact and in the worst case scenarios can even threaten some sufferers ability to work.