Dynamo Crohn’s disease: Magician reveals shocking impact of illness in brave online snap
DYNAMO has revealed how Crohn’s disease has impacted on his appearance by uploading an unrecognisable, close-up shot of his swollen face to Twitter last night.
The 35-year-old looked dramatically different in the Twitter image, which he simply captioned: “#NoFilter."
Dynamo, whose real name is Steven Frayne, received a flood of messages his fans who praised the star for sharing the picture.
One user wrote: “I think it's really brave to be this open and candid as a famous person in the public eye.”
Another commented: “This disease absolutely sucks. Please take time out and look after yourself. Take care Stephen.”
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Dynamo has had the disease, which is a long-term condition that causes inflammation of the lining of the digestive system, since he was a teenager.
The condition caused the star to have half his stomach removed aged 17.
The magician also revealed that he suffers “every morning” with stomach cramps and bleeding.
He said: “The pain is different for everyone who has it, but it’s excruciating for me.
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“Still to this day I wake up every morning in pain, the first hour of my day is taken up, I’m usually on the toilet for a long time in pain, [with] stomach cramps, sometimes internal bleeding.”
Dynamo also unveiled what he does to get comfortable before facing the day.
He told BT: “I have different things that I do, like heat treatments and certain meditations to get myself in a comfortable position to feel ready to get dressed and face the world. And it is very restricting on a diet.”
The Channel 4 star first spoke out about his condition in 2006, when he divulged that eating the wrong thing could make him seriously ill.
He said: “Once I had popcorn for a snack and spent two weeks in hospital.
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“If I’m out all day I bring my meals in Tupperware boxes.”
Dynamo also proudly stated that he wasn’t going to let the disease ruin his happiness.
Speaking to The Mirror, he said: “If you've got Crohn's then you just have to get on with it, deal with the negative things that come with it, and not let it change the happiness in your life, you can't help it; it's what it is.”
“It's more about affecting the comfort levels of your life. It can be incredibly restrictive, and I know some people with it who can't even leave the house. And that is so sad," he added.
Express.co.uk has contacted a representative for Dynamo for a comment.