‘The Boys’ Star Erin Moriarty Thought She Was “Dying” While Filming Final Season Amid Graves Disease Symptoms: “Physical Hell”
Erin Moriarty, known for her role in 'The Boys', shared her struggles with Graves' disease while filming the show's final season. She described the experience as a 'physical hell' and expressed the emotional toll of dealing with a chronic illness in the public eye. Moriarty hopes her openness will encourage others to seek medical attention sooner for their own health issues.
- ▪Erin Moriarty revealed her Graves' disease diagnosis while filming the final season of 'The Boys'.
- ▪She described her experience with chronic illness as a 'physical hell' and noted the emotional challenges of being in the public eye.
- ▪Moriarty hopes her story will help others recognize their health issues earlier.
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Erin Moriarty as Annie January/Starlight in 'The Boys' Prime Video With Starlight getting her happy ever after in The Boys finale, Erin Moriarty is opening up about the realities of being mortal. The actress, who shared her Graves’ disease diagnosis last year while filming the fifth and final season of the Prime Video series, detailed the “physical hell of chronic illness” she faced while filming the Eric Kripke-created show’s conclusion. “Eventually, my doctors referred me to a neurologist,” she wrote in an op-ed for Time, recalling her search for a diagnosis. “By that point, I was preparing myself for the possibility that I was dying. I was in so much discomfort that the idea of death felt like a potential relief.
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