Can’t hide the pain and inflammation: How supermodel Cara Delevingne lives with psoriasis

Legion Media

Many celebrities refuse to artificially enhance their appearance in the photo. However, it takes a lot of courage to walk the runway or the red carpet with an aggravated skin condition. The courageous Cara Delevingne demonstrates it.

Psoriasis is incurable. It is a genetic disease whose nature is not entirely clear to researchers. It is only known that it can occur literally at any age, and periods of deterioration can literally drive a person crazy – the body itches terribly, the joints hurt. Open psoriatic plaques are unpleasant for many – the patient can be suspected of being contagious, although psoriasis is not transmitted through the air, skin particles, or clothing or underwear.

Cara Delevingne first revealed she had psoriasis in 2013. She let reporters snap photos of her sore belly backstage at a Paris Fashion Week show, briefly commenting, “Yes, it’s my body.”

The supermodel’s body is covered with whitish scars from healed patches, but new ones keep appearing.

Delevingne said in an interview that she had encountered problems in her modeling work due to illness. “People would put on gloves and wouldn’t touch me because they thought it was leprosy or something,” she admitted.

This is one of the reasons why Delevingne began to pay more attention to acting than modeling – it turned out to be easier for her to deal with her workload and stress.

At the Met Gala 2022 (her theme, we recall, was chosen as “Gilded Glamour”), Cara Delevingne appeared in a special costume, part of which was her psoriasis. On the red carpet, the top model took off her jacket – and appeared before the astonished audience shirtless, but in a very special way. Her nipples were covered in gold discs and her skin was covered in gold paint – except for the areas affected by psoriasis. Their blush harmonizes oddly with the star’s red suit…

This outing from Delevingne was another message: we all have something that others may not like. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t take care of yourself – even if it’s worth it! And there is nothing to be ashamed of.

Thanks Kara, that’s a very useful example.