{"id":59287,"date":"2025-07-23T07:03:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T07:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/pop-star-ella-henderson-reveals-endometriosis-diagnosis\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T07:03:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T07:03:00","slug":"pop-star-ella-henderson-reveals-endometriosis-diagnosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/?p=59287","title":{"rendered":"Pop star Ella Henderson reveals endometriosis diagnosis"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The pop star has joined with Endometriosis UK to share her story and help raise awareness<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Pop star Ella Henderson has revealed she has endometriosis and has partnered with a charity to raise awareness of the condition.<\/p>\n
In a video message on her Instagram account, the multi-platinum selling artist said the last few years had been “a little bit of a rollercoaster” because of her symptoms but she had finally been diagnosed in January.<\/p>\n
“I’ve really been struggling, not only with stomach bloating, physical pain but also with my mental health on the basis that I thought at one point this was all just in my head,” she said.<\/p>\n
The 29-year-old, from Tetney in Lincolnshire, said she wanted to share her experience to start “an open conversation” about the condition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Endometriosis causes cells similar to those in the lining of the womb to grow in other parts of the body, leading to severe pain.<\/p>\n
It affects one in ten women in the UK and takes an average of almost nine years to get a diagnosis, according to Endometriosis UK.<\/p>\n
Henderson said although her own diagnosis had been “devastating”, it had also been “empowering” and she had partnered with the charity to raise awareness.<\/p>\n
In her video message, she said she was determined to educate herself and get people talking about the condition.<\/p>\n
“I don’t want future generations of women to go through what I did. I know that my situation isn’t unique and too many women unnecessarily suffer with undiagnosed endometriosis for far too long,” she said.<\/p>\n
Henderson, who rose to fame on ITV show The X Factor, said speaking to other women and learning to understand the condition had been “crucial”.<\/p>\n
“For me, I really struggled thinking this was just something I was going through,” she said.<\/p>\n
“I want you to know if you are going through this you are not alone.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Henderson revealed her diagnosis in a video on her Instagram channel<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Emma Cox, chief executive of Endometriosis UK, praised Henderson for sharing her experience in such “an open and frank way”.<\/p>\n
“Ella’s willingness to share her story will no doubt help others in their diagnosis journey, helping them access the care they need,” she said.<\/p>\n
As well as raising awareness, the charity campaigns to improve education in schools and for healthcare practitioners to be trained to recognise the symptoms.<\/p>\n
Ms Cox added: “Without education and awareness, those with the disease will continue to face challenges in getting a diagnosis and accessing the right care at the right time, as Ella did.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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