Traitors finalist Mollie Pearce from Nailsea wants people to better understand disabilities.
Traitors finalist Mollie Pearce has described being diagnosed with ulcerative colitis as "harder to deal with" than having a limb difference.
The 22-year-old from Nailsea, was born with one hand and was later diagnosed with ulcerative colitis when she was 11.using the platform to help her raise awareness of her "double whammy" disabilities - stating how important it was to her that "real people are represented on our TVs". She said while her disabilities were not the only reason she went on the game show, the positive responses she had received from the Limb Difference and Irritable Bowel Disease communities after participating were "incredible".
She said because her father also has ulcerative colitis, she was brought up in a family where they have to speak about it, but admits it has taken a long time for her to get that point. Mollie hopes to keep raising awareness and breaking common misconceptions around both the autoimmune disease and also limb differences.
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