R&B singer Kiana Valenciano admits she still gets insecure. "Oh yeah, I have a lot of insecurities," Kiana told PEP.ph (Philippine Entertainment Portal) in an exclusive interview back in February.
She revealed more, "I think one of them, I actually have like growing vitiligo around my lips that I cover up with makeup. "That’s something that I don’t like. I’m not very happy about it. It's frustrating that I have a lot of discoloration on my skin."
Vitiligo is a chronic (long-lasting) autoimmune disorder that occurs when melanocytes—skin cells that make pigment—are attacked and destroyed. Patches of skin begin to turn milky white and lose color as a result.
Kiana continued, sharing how she's been dealing with her skin condition. Pointing at the sides of her lips, she said, "I’m learning to embrace it especially when I’m abroad, I don’t tap a lot of makeup on it. "It's just in Manila, the culture is different, right? They’re always just like, ‘What’s that?’ But yeah, that’s one of my insecurities."
What made made her feel even worse was when people noticed and asked, tactlessly, about the small patches on her face. She said, "I just have to explain. I have to just really explain to them like the reason behind, really the scientific explanation behind each."
Kiana said she's been dealing with her insecurities in the best she could. She shared, "We just really need to monitor ourselves and cut out negative thoughts that could discourage us and how we perform."
This story originally appeared on Pep.ph. Minor edits have been made by the Preview.ph editors.
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