Bhoot Police actor Yami Gautam reveals she has an incurable skin condition

Yami Gautam on Instagram wrote she decided to open up about the condition to finally let go of her ‘fears and insecurities’

Actor Yami Gautam on Monday revealed she has been dealing with keratosis pilaris, a type of incurable skin condition, for “many years”.

The Bhoot Police actor decided to open up about the condition to let go of her “fears and insecurities”, she wrote in a note on Instagram.

Sharing pictures from her latest photoshoot, Gautam wrote that the condition causes dry and rough patches with tiny bumps on the skin.

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The 32-year-old actor said when the photos were about to go for post-production work to “conceal” her skin condition, she chose to do away with the procedure.

“I promise they aren’t as bad as your mind and your neighbor aunty makes it out to be. I developed this skin condition during my teenage years, and there is still no cure for it,” she wrote.

Gautam said she no longer felt the need to hide her condition and found liberation in sharing it with her followers on social media.

Hello friends,

I recently shot for some images and just when they were about to go in for post-production (a common procedure) to conceal my skin-condition called Keratosis- Pilaris, I thought, ‘Hey Yami, why don’t you embrace this fact and accept it enough to be OKAY with it. pic.twitter.com/N51MoG0LLr— Yami Gautam Dhar (@yamigautam) October 4, 2021

“I’ve dealt with it for many years now and today finally, I decided to let go of all my fears and insecurities and found the courage to love and accept my ”flaws” wholeheartedly. I also found the courage to share my truth with you. Phew!

“I didn’t feel like airbrushing my folliculitis or smoothing that “under-eye” or “shaping up” that waist a tiny bit more! And yet, I feel beautiful,” she concluded her post.

Several of her fans took replied to her post, applauding her for her honesty. “Congratulations, not only to acknowledge it to yourself but to say it out loud. That needs a lot of GUTS. Bravo!! But hey, I still follow you and like your posts,” posted one Twitter user.

Just let it be… (Yes, I do talk out loud to myself🙋🏻♀).

For those who haven't heard about this, it’s a skin condition wherein you get tiny bumps on the skin. I promise they aren’t as bad as your mind and your neighbor aunty makes it out to be 🙎🏻♀🤷🏻♀) pic.twitter.com/jWD3ydMyTi— Yami Gautam Dhar (@yamigautam) October 4, 2021

Fans showered love in the comments section and praised Yami for taking this bold step to finally talk openly about it. One user wrote, “Respect.” Another person wished that open discussion like these ‘become a trend’ so that they are no longer taboo.

On the work front, the actor will next be seen in the social comedy “Dasvi”, thriller “A Thursday” and investigative drama “Lost”.

She got married to filmmaker Aditya Dhar earlier this year in a hush-hush ceremony.