Olivia Munn obtained candid about what kickstarted her trichotillomania.
Munn, 44, opened up about experiencing the dysfunction, which causes folks to drag out physique hair, throughout a Monday, June 30, episode of the “Armchair Expert” podcast. Within the clip, host Dax Shepard introduced up the primary time he met Munn at a celebration, inflicting the actress to disclose she had been coping with trichotillomania and pulling out her eyelashes on the time.
“Trichotillomania [is] particularly folks pulling hair, so it might be hair on the prime of your head,” Munn defined. “For me, I’ll really feel like, ‘Oh this eyelash feels prefer it’s gonna come out,’ and whenever you pull it, there’s a second of ache and there’s a satisfaction after which quick remorse,” she added.
Munn shared the primary time she felt the urge to drag at her lashes was when an image of herself made it right into a tabloid and followers poked enjoyable at her.
“I used to be going to a really small occasion … I requested a [costume shop] what’s the ugliest gown you will have they usually discovered this blue promenade gown with pom pops on the facet,” she defined. She claimed she was playfully making an attempt to make it into the “worst dressed listing” of the night.
“Then I did and I couldn’t consider it labored,” she quipped, noting she was courting Chris Pine on the time. “I left Chris’ condo and there have been paparazzi outdoors his home and I used to be carrying this little pockets they usually caught photographs of me. I did the horrible factor which was to learn the feedback.”
“That started my trichotillomania,” Munn added. She didn’t share if she nonetheless struggles with the dysfunction.
Munn has been open about her well being up to now and introduced in March 2024 that she underwent a double mastectomy to deal with her breast most cancers prognosis. She later confirmed off her scars in a Skims advert in October 2024.
“Once I take a look at the scars or how my breasts look completely different or how garments match on me in a different way, I really feel a variety of gratitude,” she mentioned on the time. “The best way my physique seems to be is only a illustration of how onerous I fought.”