16 Celebrities Who Have Achieved Success Despite Their Medical Challenges

Fame and talent can’t protect famous people from diseases. So, they have to work and deal with their everyday problems regardless of pain or illnesses. And some celebrities even had to build their career despite their medical diagnoses and their physical and mental condition.

Alaqua Cox was born deaf. She is also an amputee with a prosthetic leg. But this didn’t stop Alaqua from choosing an acting career.

Actress Kristen Bell revealed that she’s cross eyed. This becomes most noticeable when she’s tired.

Hugo Weaving has been taking epilepsy medications for 30 years. But he never let his illness stop him from doing what he liked.

Millie Bobby Brown lost hearing in one of her ears when she was a child. This is why she sometimes can’t hear the director’s commands on set.

Linda Hamilton struggled to figure out why she had extreme mood swings and periods of depression for 20 years until she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

Amanda Seyfried revealed that she has taken medications to treat generalized anxiety disorder all her life.

In childhood, singer Neil Young was diagnosed with diabetes, epilepsy, and polio. When he became famous, he founded a facility for children with verbal and physical disabilities.

Millicent Simmonds lost her hearing in early childhood. She became interested in acting while still at school and got her first movie role at the age of 12.

Singer Brittany Howard was diagnosed with retinoblastoma when she was a child. She was cured but became partially blind in one eye. This didn’t stop her from becoming a famous musician.

Actress Sarah Hyland underwent 2 kidney transplant surgeries, but she still continued to work while preparing for the surgery.

Sharon Stone was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. The actress says that she looks so good because she leads a healthy lifestyle.

Selena Gomez has been battling with lupus since 2014. She had to undergo a kidney transplant, but she still often suffers from excruciating pain all over her body.

Apart from multiple sclerosis, Selma Blair battles spasmodic dysphonia, a neurological disorder that impacts the vocal muscles and changes the tone of voice.

Jamie-Lynn Sigler says that the illness is part of her, but it’s not who she is. She was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2001.

Tatiana Lee was born with spina bifida. When she was a child, everyone laughed at her dream of becoming a model and actress. But she made her dream come true.

Robert David Hall lost both of his legs at the age of 31. But this didn’t stop him from having a successful acting career.

Do you know anyone around you whose medical condition has never stopped them from making their dream come true?