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A Place in the Sun’s Laura Hamilton opens up on brave battle with rare illness


A Place In The Sun presenter Laura Hamilton has opened up about the struggles of living with a rare blood disorder, and shared a photo of her heavily bruised legs

Laura hasn't let it dampen her spirits, though, recently taking to social media to share a candid snap of the bruising on her legs, revealing the reality of living with ITP. Recounting an on-set experience while shooting "It was really mad a year ago I was filming A Place In The Sun with a lovely couple in France - Mark and Janine - and I just stood there and I had an insect bite on my leg and I started scratching it," reports the Mirror. Fortunately, Laura assured fans that her condition is currently managed, stating: "It's kind of under control at the moment, I don't have bruising quite like that on my legs, but it does happen, it does flare up, but I'm always trying to be positive about it.

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