CELEB SUFFERERS OPEN UP ABOUT THEIR STRUGGLES

VICTORIA BECKHAM

The mum of four, 46, says PCOS left her with irregular periods, bad skin and struggles with infertility. In 2008, shortly before having youngest child Harper, she said, “When someone would ask, ‘Are you pregnant?’ I’d dodge the question, but now I reply, ‘Actually, I’m struggling with infertility because of PCOS – my husband and I have been through several fertility treatments.”

LEA

MICHELE

The Glee star, 33 – who is pregnant with her first child – was diagnosed after experiencing severe acne and fluctuating weight in her late twenties. She said, “The side-effects can be brutal, but through diet I have been able to manage my symptoms. But I’m very fortunate. There are more extreme versions of PCOS that women have a lot of difficulty with.”

LOUISE REDKNAPP

Singer Louise, 45, has two children with ex-husband Jamie, but she once admitted, “I remember everyone asking me, ‘You’ve been married five years, why haven’t you had babies?’ Eventually, I got sick of it and said, ‘Actually, we can’t.’ And now I’m a living example for other women with fertility issues – I was told I probably wouldn’t have kids and now I have two healthy boys.”

GEMMA COLLINS

The GC, 39 – who has often spoken of how she wants babies with partner

James “Arg”

Argent – revealed her PCOS diagnosis in 2018, saying she was taking hormone control tablets, and last month blamed the condition for her weight gain, saying, “In my twenties I was very slim, then I was told I had PCOS and it’s been a struggle ever since.”