Hailing from Luneburg, Germany, Katarina Waters is one of the better all-around wrestlers within the 40s of this list. Standing at 5'8 and weighing only 140lbs, Waters has amazing core strength and stability that allows her to execute almost any move she desires on her opponents. Her signature backbreaker/Frost Bite move looks devastatingly painful and her Frost Clutch would make anyone want to tap within seconds.
Throughout Waters' wrestling career, she's gone under a plethora of different monikers including Nikita, Winter, The Beautiful Nightmare, Katie Lea Burchill, and her own government name. She began pursuing wrestling in 2000 and found her way to the Frontier Wrestling Alliance (FWA) in 2002. Since then, Waters has bounced around to several different pro-wrestling promotions companies including OVW, TNA, WWE, and most recently, Women of Wrestling organization (WOW). Waters has been able to scoop up a title in every company except the WWE. The world-class entertainer has racked up the World Queens of Chaos Championship (1x), the TNA Knockouts Championship (2x), TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship (1x), TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship Tournament (2010), TWC Women's Championship (1x), and so much more.
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.