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A health diagnosis is only one part of someone's story... Many people know Mollie Pearce from The Traitors or Dancing on Ice. When she joined us on our Back Your Body podcast, she shared the story behind the headlines: living with ulcerative colitis from the age of 11, life with a stoma bag, body confidence, online trolling and why she's determined to break the stigma around invisible illness. It's a conversation that reminds us how easy it is to reduce someone to a diagnosis – or a TV appearance – when the reality is always far more complex. Watch the clip below and explore the full episode. 🎧

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