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Jet Li, Emilia Clarke & More Celebs You Didn’t Know Were Suffering From Health Scares

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Jet Li, Emilia Clarke & More Celebs You Didn’t Know Were Suffering From Health Scares

This World Health Day, we’re shining the spotlight on a bunch of celebrites who have battled with health issues like Britney Spears, Jet Li, Suzy and more.

August 15, 2019

Jet Li is no longer grounded but taking off again, health-wise. Netizens were shocked in 2018 when a photo of a frail-looking Li – visiting a temple in Tibet – surfaced. A viral photo of the actor looking frail and older than his years took the Internet by surprise but the actor responded to the criticism by saying that he’s in good health.

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However, the kungfu star was diagnosed in 2010 with hyperthyroidism, whose symptoms include muscle weakness and sleeping problems. In 2017, Li revealed that even though he was taking medication, the condition “kept coming back”.

Fans now can breathe easier after a few photos popped up recently that show Li, who stars in the upcoming Disney live-action reboot of Mulan, in better health.

Photo: Weibo

One photo, taken with a fan, showed Li, 56, in a good mood as he smiled broadly for the camera. The South China Morning Post reported that netizens, who were caught by surprise over his health turnaround, said it was wonderful to see him radiant and youthful again. The thinking, for now, is that Li has his health ailment under control.

Another photo was taken with US basketball champion Stephen Curry, where Li wished him a happy birthday and praised him in the caption by writing, “Your philanthropic attitude is truly inspiring. I hope you have a healthy and happy year.”

 

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The actor himself has drawn praise for staying true to his action-hero image on screen, and taking on his health problem without flinching.

At the height of speculation over his health in 2018, Li had addressed the issue in a Facebook post, telling his fans not to worry and even joking that he had received a “longevity potion” from someone who was keen to see him live a long life.

Jet Li isn’t the only celebrity who has suffered from health scares that need medical attention. We shine the spotlight on a bunch of famous faces who have battled with health issues:

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Jet Li, Emilia Clarke & More Celebs You Didn't Know Were Suffering From Health Scares
Britney Spears
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Britney Spears made headlines in April 2019 when news that she checked herself into a mental health facility broke. In January, she announced she was stepping away from her career because her father, Jamie Spears, was having health issues. The Grammy award-winning singer is taking an indefinite hiatus from her career as she seeks treatment.

Emilia Clarke
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The British actress suffered a near-fatal subarachnoid hemorrhage shortly after she finished filming the first season of Game of Thrones in 2011. She revealed that in her lowest moments, she asked the medical staff to let her die because she was afraid that she would never recover fully. Two years later, she was diagnosed with another brain aneurysm and had to go under the knife for a second time.

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Suzy Bae
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Her life looks perfect from the outside but even Miss A’s Suzy has her ups and downs. “I have something like depression and I couldn’t tell anyone for a while. I even began to think I couldn’t last another day. One day, I was chatting with my friend and laughing at a joke and all of a sudden I began crying,” she confessed in 2013.

READ MORE: Jeon Mi-seon, Jonghyun & Other Korean Celebrities Who We Tragically Lost To Depression

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Solange Knowles
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Beyonce’s younger sister revealed she had been diagnosed with an autonomic nerve disorder in 2017 and had to cancel some shows. “The past five months I have been quietly treating, and working through an Autonomic Disorder,” she wrote on Instagram. “It been a journey that hasn’t been easy on me… as a part of the self-care that I’ve tried to encourage this past year, it needs to start with myself, and I’m looking forward to doing a better job of this.”

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Selena Gomez
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The singer revealed in September 2017 that she underwent a kidney transplant operation. “I’m very aware some of my fans had noticed I was laying low for part of the summer and questioning why I wasn’t promoting my new music, which I was extremely proud of. So I found out I needed to get a kidney transplant due to my Lupus and was recovering,” she wrote via Instagram.

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Sarah Hyland
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The Modern Family actress has a little-known disorder called kidney dysplasia. “I had gone through 26 years of always being a burden, of always having to be looked after, having to be cared for because I’ve always had health issues. And it’s a really helpless feeling,” she said. “Things like this can be really hard on a person.” She’s had two kidney transplants to help her cope with the disease.

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Oh My Girl's JinE
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After a lengthy battle with anorexia, and weighing just 38 kilograms, JinE was forced to leave her K-pop band Oh My Girl in 2017. But she recently began posting pictures online and fans are happy to note she looks healthier – and even prettier!

Photo: Instagram (@jineofficial)
Lena Dunham
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If you’ve followed her on Instagram for just the past few years, you know that Dunham has been remarkably candid about not only her mental health, but also her own serious reproductive health problems. She’s been pretty open about her battle with endometriosis, which led to a hysterectomy and multiple surgeries.

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Ladies Code Sojung
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Sojung of K-pop girl band Ladies Code revealed that she had an eating disorder several years back. “I don’t have the thought of wanting to eat. I hated that I wanted to eat something so I didn’t eat anything. I didn’t eat anything and I just worked out. I just didn’t eat. I used to drink only water all day,” she says. She even stopped getting her period because of this.

Photo: Instagram (@sojunglc)
Kim Woo Bin
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The actor was diagnosed with nasopharyngeal cancer – a rare type of head and neck cancer – two years ago and the news took his fans by complete shock. He underwent more than a year of treatment and his agency says he’s made a good recovery.

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