Star Wars' Daisy Ridley Reveals Graves Disease Diagnosis
The Rey actress shares an update on her health.
Star Wars actor Daisy Ridley revealed that she's been diagnosed with Graves' disease. The actress sat down with Women's Health, after the release of Young Woman and the Sea on Disney+. While a lot of that interview focused on the wild training that Ridley had to Indore to play Trudy Ederle, the star also revealed the graves disease diagnosis. After filming, magpie, Ridley, Sephardic, having fatigue and hot flash, is in a general practitioner and courage her to take a visit to another doctor. That physician explained the disease and how it could contribute to those symptoms.
Before that, the Rey actress believed that she was just feeling awful because of outside forces. In fact, this is the first time that Ridley ever revealed that she had been diagnosed. "It's the first time I've shared that [Graves']," she shared. "It was funny, I was like, 'Oh, I just thought I was annoyed at the world,' but turns out everything is functioning so quickly, you can't chill out."
Daisy Ridley in her latest role.
- Disney)Ridledy would continue, "We all read the stats about women being undiagnosed or underdiagnosed and sort of coming to terms with saying, 'I really, actually don't feel good' and not going, 'I'm fine, I'm fine, I'm fine, I'm fine.' It's just normalized to not feel good."
"In the grand scheme of things, it's much less severe than what a lot of people go through," the actress offered. "Even if you can deal with it, you shouldn't have to. If there's a problem, you shouldn't have to just [suffer through it]."
What Is Young Woman And The Sea About?
Young Woman and the Sea's poster.
- Walt Disney Pictures)Here's how Disney describes the emotional tale: "Young Woman and the Sea tells the story of Gertrude Ederle, the accomplished swimmer who was born to immigrant parents in New York City in 1905. Through the steadfast support of her older sister and supportive trainers, she overcame adversity and the animosity of a patriarchal society to rise through the ranks of the Olympic swimming team and complete the staggering achievement – a 21-mile trek from France to England.
"Young Woman and the Sea is directed by Joachim Rønning, with a script from Jeff Nathanson. The film is produced by Top Gun producer Jerry Bruckheimer, who acquired the rights to Stout's book back in 2015. In addition to Ridley, the cast of Young Woman and the Sea includes Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Stephen Graham, Kim Bodnia, Christopher Eccleston, and Glenn Fleshler."
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