9 Celebrities Who Have Shared Their Experiences With Lupus

Nick Cannon has spoken openly about how lupus almost ended his life at 31 years old. "Ten years ago, I experienced a sudden and mysterious illness that almost took my life," the actor and host shared on an October 2021 episode of his eponymous talk show, per "Entertainment Tonight." At the time, I had no idea it was lupus. And, you know me, I always have to have a camera on. So, I would literally open up my phone, grab my camera and I would talk to the camera, and I documented the entire health journey."

In 2012, he was diagnosed with lupus, which began a decade of close calls, blood transfusions, chemotherapy, and hospitalizations. "Throughout this journey," he said in the same episode, according to Today, "I had to change everything about the way I live my life and it wasn't easy."