March 29, 2024

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Scherri-Lee Biggs opens up about her secret health condition

Scherri-Lee Biggs opens up about her secret health condition – and how it recently caused the skin under her eye to ‘split open’ while filming a show

Scherri-Lee Biggs was one of the breakout stars of The Celebrity Apprentice’s most recent season.

But the model and TV presenter was secretly struggling with a health condition while filming the show.

In a column for Nine Honey, the 30-year-old revealed that she has psoriasis, dermatitis and is allergic to makeup.

Secret battle: Scherri-Lee Biggs was one of the breakout stars of The Celebrity Apprentice's recent season, but the model and TV presenter was secretly struggling with a health condition while filming the show

Secret battle: Scherri-Lee Biggs was one of the breakout stars of The Celebrity Apprentice’s recent season, but the model and TV presenter was secretly struggling with a health condition while filming the show

‘There were mornings I’d wake up and my skin was so inflamed it looked like I had been punched in the eye, knowing that when I get into work, a thick layer of makeup would have to be applied to my red raw skin,’ she revealed.

‘Stress doesn’t help either. Enter: reality TV show involving a boardroom and billionaire boss. At one point filming Celebrity Apprentice, the skin under my eye had completely split open,’ she added.

To combat her allergy, the model recommends wearing silicone-based makeup instead.

'There were mornings I'd wake up and my skin was so inflamed it looked like I had been punched in the eye': The 30-year-old revealed that she has psoriasis, dermatitis and is allergic to makeup

‘There were mornings I’d wake up and my skin was so inflamed it looked like I had been punched in the eye’: The 30-year-old revealed that she has psoriasis, dermatitis and is allergic to makeup

Scherri-Lee shot to fame when she won Miss Universe Australia in 2011 – the year after Jesinta Franklin took the crown. 

She went on to represent her country in the Miss Universe 2011 pageant, placing in the top 10. 

The South African-born beauty, who immigrated to Australia as a child, has since carved out an impressive career in television.

She got her first break as a sports and travel presenter for Seven News in Melbourne.

Secret trick: To combat her allergy, the model recommends wearing silicone-based makeup instead

Secret trick: To combat her allergy, the model recommends wearing silicone-based makeup instead

She then relocated to her home city of Perth to become the new weather presenter for Nine News, replacing Sally Ayhan.

For a period of time, she made headlines as a footy WAG while dating Brad Sheppard from the West Coast Eagles.

The pair dated for about 18 months and split after a seemingly romantic European holiday during the AFL break in October 2019.

Most recently, she appeared on the new season of The Celebrity Apprentice Australia.

Health woes: 'At one point filming Celebrity Apprentice, the skin under my eye had completely split open,' she revealed

Health woes: ‘At one point filming Celebrity Apprentice, the skin under my eye had completely split open,’ she revealed

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