What is Adam Pearson’s condition?
ADAM Pearson is enjoying a high profile career in TV, which now includes a stint on Celebrity MasterChef 2022.
The telly star, 37, is also a campaigner against bullying associated with deformities, a cause he says is close to his heart.
Who is Adam Pearson?
Born on January 6, 1985, in London, Adam is a TV star, and actor, who has worked behind-the-scenes and in front of the camera.
He is known for his work on Channel 4 shows including The Undateables and Beauty And The Beast.
In 2013, he was cast alongside Scarlett Johansson in Jonathan Glazer's film Under The Skin.
At the time he said that he hoped the role would challenge disfigurement stigma.
In August 2022 he took part in Celebrity MasterChef.
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What is Adam Pearson's condition?
After a fall at the age of five, Adam discovered a scar would not heal.
He was diagnosed with neurofibromatosis (type one) which causes non-cancerous tumours to grow on nerve tissue.
The condition affects 1 in 3,000 people and 50 per cent of cases are hereditary.
Adam falls into the remaining half, which are caused by spontaneous mutations.
His identical twin brother Neil has the same condition but instead of tumours suffers from memory loss and epilepsy.
"I knew what I was in for. It was continuous name-calling – the classic Elephant Man, freak...”
But Adam refused to be intimidated by the bullies.
He said: “Once I started thinking like them the bullies had won.
"It’s about the life you have, not the one you don’t. It wasn’t an emotionally productive thing to do.
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“For me, it’s all I’ve ever known. It’s very much a part of me.
"It would have been like asking: ‘Why am I this tall?’”