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GBBO's Laura Adlington reveals secret battle with 'painful and embarrassing' health condition as she opens up on her experience in swimsuit-clad video to make others 'feel a bit less alone'
The Great British Bake Off star, 36, is already an avid advocate for body positivity, who encourages her 450k followers to embrace all their so-called 'flaws'.
HS is a painful and long-term condition, which causes a mixture of red boil-like lumps, blackheads, cysts, scarring and channels in the skin that leak pus. It occurs near hair follicles where there are sweat glands, usually around the groin, bottom, breasts and armpits, but the exact cause of HS is unknown. The exact cause of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is unclear, but it occurs near hair follicles where there are sweat glands, usually around the groin, bottom, breasts and armpits.
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