Shake My Beauty

Episode 0

Why I Won't Hide My Lupus Anymore

THIS DETERMINED makeup and beauty enthusiast has become the face of the Lupus UK current awareness campaign for World Lupus Day - despite struggling with her condition for years. Beth was diagnosed with Lupus at the age of 18 and began posting about her struggles and experiences with the disease on social media. Lupus is an autoimmune disease causing rashes on the face and inflammation of the joints and other organs. Beth admitted that at the time she developed symptoms her mental health deteriorated. She told Truly: "I really struggled because I didn't want to leave the house. I wanted to stay inside my little bubble where I felt safe. I wanted to be alone." The 25-year-old, from York, started her YouTube channel 'Beth Does Beauty' to promote body neutrality, which according to Beth, is "appreciating your body for what it does for you, rather than appreciating what it physically looks like."