Were in an era of radical honesty, evidenced by countless celebrities vocalizing what they’re going through, and the world of skin conditions is no exception. Over the years, we’ve noticed more and more celebrities speaking up about what they're dealing with, from influencer Alix Earle’s acne journey, which led her to launch her own skin-care brand, Reale Actives, to Tia Mowry's decades-long, once-undiagnosed eczema, to Martha Stewart's vitiligo and beyond.
Ahead, we’ve rounded up 11 celebrities who’ve spoken about their skin conditions over the years, including rosacea, psoriasis and keratosis pilaris, among others. Many have gone on the record with NewBeauty specifically, choosing honesty over the airbrushed version of themselves the internet usually gets. Keep scrolling for the complete list.
Alix Earle: Acne Vulgaris
“I’ve been really open about my acne journey for years online, and through that, I was constantly trying products that either didn’t work or were just way too harsh for my skin,” Earle told NewBeauty ahead of her Reale Actives launch this past March. “I always felt like I had to choose between something that was effective and something that didn’t totally wreck my barrier. I wanted to create the brand I wish I had back then.”
Read more in our interview with Earle.
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Celeste O’Connor: Eczema and Acne
“As someone who has struggled with eczema and acne, I gravitate toward lightweight, gentle products that respect my skin barrier,” O’Connor said in NewBeauty’s Spring 2026 issue. “I’m a longtime fan of La Roche-Posay and CeraVe because they’re dependable and soothing. I also love products from Laneige, which I was introduced to through my friend Sydney Sweeney. My routine is all about hydration and calm; I keep things simple and supportive.”
Read more in our exclusive interview with O’Connor.
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Stacy London: Plaque Psoriasis
The Wear Whatever the F You Want cohost has opened up about living with plaque psoriasis, a condition she’s navigated for most of her life. “Because psoriasis is visible, I’ve had moments where people assumed it was contagious or weren’t sure how to react, and those interactions can stay with you,” London said, explaining that even though the condition is visible, “it’s a chronic, systemic inflammatory condition that goes beyond what’s visible.”
Read more about her plaque psoriasis journey in our interview with London.
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Kim Kardashian: Psoriasis
The Skims founder opened up about her psoriasis journey on the SHE MD podcast in July 2024, walking listeners through when her symptoms first appeared, what a flare-up actually feels like for her and the panic of a breakout showing up right before the 2022 Met Gala.
“Mine came on when I turned 30 years old and I remember it so clearly because it was my nephew Mason’s birthday party,” she recalled. “I think his first or second birthday. We were at my mom’s house and I was wearing a short skirt and I remember going out in New York and I wore this silver sequin dress and it was itchy and I thought it was just a rash from the dress because it came that night. Then I got home, saw my mom at the birthday party, and she looked at my legs and goes, ‘Oh my god, you have psoriasis.’”
Learn more in our full breakdown of Kardashian‘s psoriasis journey, including how she manages flare-ups today.
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Tia Mowry: Eczema
The Sister, Sister alum is among the 31 million Americans with eczema. In 2024, she partnered with AbbVie (the owner of Eczema Headquarters, an online resource hub) to share her story and promote “The Eczema Experience: Stories Itching to Be Told,” an immersive pop-up event held at Flatiron Plaza in NYC during National Eczema Awareness Month.
“I think for me, it was honestly a relief when I was diagnosed that I finally was able to get the proper diagnosis,” she told NewBeauty. “Having resources and getting a better understanding of the ‘why’ and the ‘what’ because for so long I was suffering with no answers. I had no idea what was going on and I wasn’t properly diagnosed until I want to say I was around 26 or 27.”
Learn more in our exclusive interview with Mowry about her eczema journey.
Martha Stewart: Vitiligo
The lifestyle guru revealed for the first time in March 2025 that she was diagnosed with vitiligo, an autoimmune condition that causes patches of skin to lose pigment, after first noticing symptoms around her divorce in 1990. She shared her story in a conversation with a dermatologist at the American Academy of Dermatology’s annual meeting.
Stewart noted the condition may run in her family (she recalled an uncle who had similar white patches on his arms) and that psychological stress is believed to play a role in its onset. Despite the diagnosis, she’s stayed characteristically busy and unbothered: “I look phenomenal because I take care,” she said, crediting her skin-care routine and regular facials for how she looks and feels today.
Learn more in NewBeauty’s story about Stewart and her vitiligo diagnosis.
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Veronica Webb: Melasma
The supermodel has lived with melasma since childhood, when it first showed up as freckling that faded each winter and returned every summer. In 2020, she posted a series of bare-faced photos to Instagram, revealing the patches of discoloration on her nose and cheeks that she typically covers with makeup, in hopes of helping others feel more comfortable in their own skin.
“Menopause sealed the deal and melasma and I are now partners for life it seems,” she told NewBeauty, explaining that pregnancy and, later, menopause both triggered lasting flare-ups of the condition.
You can learn more about the skin treatments that have helped and the response to sharing those images in our interview with Webb.
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Leslie Bibb: Cystic Acne
“In my 30s, I got cystic acne, and it felt like my skin had turned on me,” she said in a 2021 interview with NewBeauty. “I always had this really nice skin that never gave me problems, and, suddenly, it was, ‘Why have I become a 16-year-old teenager in my 30s?’”
Learn more in our full interview with Bibb about how she got her skin back on track.
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Keke Palmer: Acne Vulgaris
“I’ve always struggled with acne, since I was as young as 12,” Palmer told NewBeauty in an interview tied to a 2024 partnership with La Roche-Posay and the brand’s MelaB3 Serum ($45), which targets post-acne dark spots.
“Even when I would get over my acne or my skin would be flat, I would always deal with discoloration. Anybody that’s ever dealt with it, or been highly melanated, knows it’s one of the biggest drawbacks.”
Read more in our full interview with Palmer.
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Cynthia Nixon: Rosacea
The Sex and the City star was diagnosed with rosacea after initially mistaking her flare-ups for adult acne, which cost her years of treating it the wrong way. She’s since become a longtime spokesperson for the National Rosacea Society. “Once I went to the doctor and got a little medicine and a little advice, I was on the right path,” she said. “I was struggling for years. I could have saved myself a decade of scrubbing.”
For more details about her rosacea journey, check out NewBeauty’s coverage.
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Vicki Lawrence: Chronic Hives
The Mama’s Family and Carol Burnett Show icon lives with chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU), a form of chronic hives that affects roughly 1.6 million people in the U.S. In 2021, she partnered with the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America.
“After seeing my doctor, I went home and tried to figure out what in the world I had done wrong,” she told NewBeauty. “Did I change a cosmetic, am I eating something weird that I don’t know about, did I use a new shampoo or detergent? I couldn’t figure out what I was doing wrong.”
Read more in NewBeauty’s report.
