Ramy Gamal Opens Up about His Experience with Vitiligo

On Saturday, Egyptian singer Ramy Gamal opened for the first time about his experience with vitiligo, a skin disease he has been diagnosed with in 2019.

The singer addressed in an Instagram video those who wonder how he managed to make vitiligo disappear.

Gamal noted in the caption that he receives daily over 100 messages about vitiligo.

The singer affirmed that he wasn't afraid of it and noted that he had white patches on his hands, lips, near his eyes, and all over his body,

Gamal shared that he used to be extremely upset with the white patches at the beginning of his illness, but now he feels that it is an advantage because it made touch him people’s love and support.

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He also sent a message to every mother whose son has vitiligo. He noted that that the child does not have a problem and she must raise him to believe that he was born with an advantage that god distinguished him with.

The singer added that she should try to convince everyone around him of this feature.

He continued, "I am a singer and looks are part of my job, but because of you, I saw it as an advantage."

Gamal shared that when taking photos for his album cover, the photographer told him that a part of his hand was clear.

"I told him to leave it because this is not a defect," he added.

The singer added that people should care for those who see vitiligo as a flaw, noting that they should only care about the three-four people in their lives who love them.

He advised the brides-to-be who are scared their groom was going to leave them because of vitiligo, not to get involved with them because there are much bigger problems in the world than a patch of colors in their body.

"Don't marry him. You are special and don't have any problem," he stressed.

"Love the advantages god granted us. These colors give you uniqueness, by God those who have vitiligo are special. I became very happy and you liberated and made me happy with your support.” he concluded.