Amy Schumer says online ‘moon face’ comments led her to Cushing syndrome diagnosis
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The condition causes the body to produce too much of the hormone cortisol. Amy Schumer has said that abuse from internet trolls about her appearance caused her to be diagnosed with a condition called Cushing syndrome. The 43-year-old actor, who previously opened up about the “puffiness” of her face during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, recently spoke to Alex Cooper on the Call Her Daddy podcast about her disorder.
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Schumer explained that she was targeted by online trolls, calling her “moon face” and while attempting to ignore them, she started to notice that actual experts were beginning to make similar comments about her. “Doctors were chiming in, in the comments and they were, like, ‘No, no … something’s really up. Your face looks so crazy,” revealed Schumer.
Initially, Schumer said that she dismissed the diagnosis until she realised “Wait, I have been getting steroid injections for my scars.” The Trainwreck star gave birth to her first child in 2019 via cesarean section and also had liposuction in 2022.
“So I got these was getting these steroid injections and so it gave me this thing called Cushing syndrome – which I wouldn’t have known if the internet hadn’t come for me so hard,” Schumer added. Schumer, who stars in the new Netflix comedy Kinda Pregnant, explained that she managed to “get rid” of Cushing saying, “it just has to work itself out”.
