Paula Abdul

The singer, dancer and former American Idol judge has had lupus for over a decade and is currently in remission. She is a well known lupus advocate and spreads lupus awareness through her social media.

“When I was diagnosed, I was like, ‘Oh my God, it’s finally caught up with me.’ (referring to her dancing career). But I don’t let this slow me down. I have a lot more living in me and a lot more performing that I want to do. I definitely needed to work through my diagnoses mentally.” – From interview with Parade Magazine

Kamala Harris

Twitter/@mayaharris_

Kamala Harris is an American politician and attorney who is the 49th vice president of the United States.

Kamala’s sister Maya has lupus. In 2020, Maya revealed that she was diagnosed with Lupus when she was 22-years-old. She kept the fact private for three decades, only speaking up after Donald Trump suggested that hydroxychloroquine, used to control lupus symptoms, could be used to prevent COVID-19 - even though the efficacy of this was unproven.

Roy Keane

Roy Maurice Keane (Irish football pundit, former coach, and former professional player) has a daughter named Caragh who was diagnosed with lupus in 2021 aged 25.

Caragh says “I changed my life completely on the back of a shock Lupus diagnosis back in 2021. I went from being the Captain of the St Andrews netball team to being unable to move due to extreme joint pain and struggled with other symptoms such as severe alopecia and blistered skin. I had to rely heavily on steroids and immunosuppressants and had to turn down my dream teaching position at the time. At twenty five years old I thought that my life was over. I could not accept this fate I she started researching everything I could about health and discovered the vital link between diet, inflammation and gut microbiome”.

SWV (Sisters with Voices)

SWV’s Cheryl “Coko” Gamble took in her late cousin Sheila Laney’s 2 children, she promised to care for her Sheila’s 12-year-old son, DJ, and daughter, Nevea, before her cousin passed away.

Coko said: “She was sick, she had lupus and we feel like she knew that she was sick already and that she wouldn’t be here much longer because she was getting things in order. We were like, ‘Of course, sure, no problem,’ and she was getting paperwork in order and everything. Shortly thereafter, she got really sick and she passed away, and so here we are today.”