A Place In The Sun’s Laura Hamilton gave her Instagram fans a health update on her battle with a rare autoimmune disease on Monday.
The television presenter, 42, suffers from immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), a disorder that causes low levels of platelets that often leaves her with excessive bruising.
And sharing her daily struggle with the illness, Laura confidently posted a photo of her legs covered in bruises.
Laura, who is currently filming for TV show Daytime in Greece, revealed she has been suffering “fits” this week and has had to wear long dresses to cover the bruises during filming.
Along with the photo, he wrote: ”This is ITP! Just a little style this week. But you won’t see it under my dress for filming! #itp #autoimmune #itpawareness’.
A Place In The Sun’s Laura Hamilton, 42, gave her Instagram fans a health update on her battle with a rare autoimmune disease on Monday.
The television presenter suffers from immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), a disorder that causes low levels of platelets that often leaves her with excessive bruising.
Speaking in a video, he said: ‘Well, hello and good morning. I just want to thank everyone who reached out to me after my recent story with bruised legs.
—So that’s ITP, immune thrombocytopenic purpura. It is a reaction due to a low platelet count that I have in my blood.
‘It has been a very, very crazy week for me, which I will tell you more about very soon. “I have been very, very busy and I think it has taken its toll on me.”
Platelets are fragments of cells found in the blood and normally help the blood to clot. In people with ITP, the body produces antibodies that attack and destroy platelets.
The autoimmune disease can cause easy or excessive bleeding or bruising, and many experience purple bruising as well as small reddish-purple spots that look like a rash.
She captioned the video: ‘I’m also sorry to hear from those of you who also have ITP, particularly those whose children have it… I’ll be happy to offer any advice I can! laurax’
Laura spoke about her illness for the first time in October 2022, explaining that for her, ITP occurs when she is stressed, but that it is under control for now.
She said: “It was really crazy a year ago when I was filming A Place In The Sun with a lovely couple in France, Mark and Janine, and I stood there and got bitten by a bug on my leg and started scratching it.
Laura, who is currently filming for TV show Daytime in Greece, revealed she has been suffering “fits” this week and has had to wear long dresses to cover the bruises during filming.
Laura spoke about her illness for the first time in October 2022 and explained that for her ITP worsens when she is stressed but that it is under control for the moment.
Laura previously posted a photo of herself showing off the bruises holding her arm up in the mirror before heading out to film the latest series of the show in France.
The disease only affects 4,000 adults at a time and is more common among young women.
“I thought, ‘Oh, I shouldn’t have done that because I’m going to have bruises on my leg from the ITP.’
She continued, “It’s pretty much under control at the moment. I don’t have bruises like that on my legs, but they do happen to break out, but I always try to be positive about things and be a glass half full.” .’
The disease only affects 4,000 adults at a time and is more common among young women.
Laura previously posted a photo of herself showing off the bruises by raising her arm in the mirror before heading out to film the latest series of the show in France.
She captioned the revealing post: “This week I might have posted some pics in pretty dresses but this is the reality of what’s underneath and what you can’t see…
He went on to say: ‘I have bruises on my arms and my gums are bleeding. This is PTI.
‘Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is an autoimmune disorder that can cause easy or excessive bruising and bleeding. The bleeding is due to unusually low levels of platelets, the cells that help blood clot.
Giving a message to her followers, Laura concluded: ‘If you are suffering from ITP, my thoughts are with you. Don’t let this get you down. Follow your dreams. Everything is possible. There’s no need to let that stop you…’