- Erin Moriarty, known for her role as Annie January (Starlight) in The Boys, disclosed that she suffered injuries and experienced a peak in her Graves’ disease symptoms during the filming of the show's fifth season.
- The actress shared on Instagram that her health deteriorated significantly around the time of shooting season 5, episode 4, leading to numbness in her feet and a subsequent loss of her ability to walk.
- Moriarty recounted falling and shredding her knee the night before filming her part in the episode, directly attributing the incident to the worsening symptoms of her autoimmune condition.
- Having revealed her Graves’ disease diagnosis last June, Moriarty expressed her frustration with autoimmune diseases and the prevalent ignorance surrounding them, noting that her condition hindered her enjoyment of the production process.
- Graves’ disease is identified as a form of hyperthyroidism, where the immune system causes the thyroid gland to overproduce hormones, resulting in symptoms such as a rapid heart rate, tremors, sleep difficulties, and weight loss.
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