Geraldine Kemper next to Bartel Van Riet during Expedition Robinson.
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The Dutch Expedition Robinson presenter Geraldine Kemper (31) has made herself vulnerable on Instagram. She shared a photo that shows what psoriasis does to her skin.
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A black-and-white photo of her bare back quickly reveals what psoriasis is. The 31-year-old presenter is plagued by dry, red spots. “Insecure. Angry. Itch. Scratch. Pain. Snow. Leopard. speckles. spots. Dalmatian: Psoriasis. I hate it, but it’s part of me too,” she wrote. She had a professional photographer capture the disease. “This time I wanted to capture it and embrace it. Also show this side of myself, because that’s how I can be there too.”
Psoriasis is an incurable autoimmune disease and causes red or dry patches that can sometimes itch. The spots sometimes disappear, but in an outbreak they are back. Provoking factors are stress, infections or use of medication. The condition is not contagious. An estimated 300,000 Belgians suffer from it.
Kemper’s followers encourage her with praising reactions. “What a wonderful and honest photo and how brave that you dare to show yourself like that. You are beautiful!” someone wrote. “Tough that you dare to be so vulnerable! You’re gorgeous!” wrote another.
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