Celebs' secret battles with autoimmune diseases including Kim Kardashian, Megan McKenna and Gigi Hadid

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TV’s Laura Hamilton recently spoke of her dash to A&E following her second Covid jab.The complications were triggered by a rare autoimmune disease she suffers from, ITP (immune thrombocytopenic purpura), which causes the body to attack its own platelets.

An autoimmune disease is a condition where the immune system wrongly identifies part of the body as “foreign” and fights it in an attempt to keep you safe, but with the opposite result.There are more than 80 autoimmune diseases, each with a different name indicating which part of the body is being attacked.

For example, it’s called arthritis if it affects your joints and psoriasis if it’s your skin. Sign up to the OK! newsletter Do you love celebrities, fashion, home interiors and beauty?.