Georgia May Foote Struggles With Vitiligo Diagnosis

Georgia May Foote has revealed that she is struggling with her vitiligo diagnosis, as she updated her fans with a video shared to Instagram on Friday.

The actress, 35, who was best known for playing Katy Armstrong in Coronation Street, suffers from the chronic autoimmune disorder that causes patches of skin to lose pigment or colour.

And as she showed her followers the current condition of her skin, she revealed she is 'struggling' at the moment with the condition, but has officially been put on a waiting list for therapy treatment.

Addressing her social media makeup-free, Georgia explained that when she has a tan her condition is more noticeable and she has therefore been struggling.

She said: 'So I have just got in from work, and a few times today I got up to go to the toilet, and saw my face in the mirror.

'I think when you are on holiday, you can't necessarily see vitiligo as much. And when you're back home and in your natural habitat and in everyday light, you see it more as you can see now, I have got a lot of it around my nose, around my mouth, around my eye.

Georgia May Foote, 35, has revealed that she is struggling with her vitiligo diagnosis, as she updated her fans with a video shared to Instagram on Friday

The actress, who is best known for playing Katy Armstrong in Coronation Street, suffers from the chronic autoimmune disorder that causes patches of skin to lose pigment or colour

'It's a huge change, it's very much all down my arms and armpits. I have struggled with it today.

'I think its normal to struggle, but its okay. Do you know what I am still b****y beautiful in case and that's what counts, isn't it.'

She then went on to show it spread over her arms, and clarified that the sun makes it more visible and confirms that she is officially on a waiting list for therapy in the hopes of treating the condition.

In September, she shared a snap of her hand with visible pale white patches, revealing that the condition had become more visible.

Georgia penned: 'Having this condition is really, really getting to me at the moment.

'I have NEVER seen it spread so fast. My skin is literally itching so badly as it does so.

'9 months ago I went back to the Drs, was seen by a dermatologist and told I was going on the waiting list for phototherapy and I've heard nothing since.

'I went back 2 weeks ago and was told 'once you have been referred, it's nothing to do with us'. So there we go. Another hope of this being dealt with is lost in a process 5 years in.'

And as she showed her followers the current condition of her skin, she revealed she has officially been put on a waiting list for therapy treatment

Pictured as Katy Armstrong in Coronation Street (2020)

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Georgia May Foote says vitiligo is 'really getting to me' as she details her battle with condition

She added: 'I'm literally getting covered now. Has anyone had any luck with Protopic without uvb?'

Vitiligo occurs when the skin cells that produce pigment - called melanocytes - come under attack and are destroyed, prompting the skin to turn a shade of milky-white.

Georgia shared a snap of her hand that had visible pale white patches as she revealed to fans that the condition had spread.

Vitiligo can impact the skin on any part of the body - even the hair and inside of the mouth, according to the Mayo Clinic.

Georgia first revealed her condition to fans in 2022 after years of doctor's visits to receive a diagnosis.

At the time, she explained that it affects her arms, hands, elbows and feet, with 'new spots turning up all the time'.

'When it appears on one side, it appears on the other. I try my hardest not to let it affect my mind. But it does get me down at times to know I will have this for life,' she added.