Hollywood celebrities you didn't know struggle with migraines

Migraines are common yet hidden painful condition that even celebrities are affected by.

Many A-listers of Hollywood such as Ben Affleck, Lisa Kudrow, and, Khloé Kardashian suffer from the condition and even have bravely spoken out about their struggles with migraines.

Let’s have a look at 8 celebrities that have openly discussed their migraine experiences:

1. Kanye West

The rapper, although has not spoken publicly about his battle with migraine, made headlines in 2014 once when he was hospitalised with migraine while on tour.

2. Lisa Kudrow

Did you know the Friends star had migraine attacks as a child?

Even her siblings also suffered from migraine attacks and her brother David is now a neurologist with a specialty in headache medicine.

3. Hugh Jackman

As Wolverine in the X-Men movies, the actor, as reported by IMDB, once missed meeting former British Prime Minister Tony Blair because he was sick with a migraine attack.

Jackman told a British magazine, “I remember having a migraine when Tony Blair came to see Oklahoma! I was going into the wings and throwing up whenever I was offstage, and afterward, Tony Blair came backstage to meet the cast, and, of course, I was throwing up.”

4. Khloe Kardashian

The reality TV star suffered migraine attacks since she was just 12 as she told PEOPLE in 2020 that she experienced "completely debilitating" pain that would cause her to "have to cancel [her] whole day."

5. Ben Affleck

Affleck reportedly experiences migraine, and in 2006 it was widely reported that the Gone Girl actor spent Memorial Day in the hospital recovering from a particularly intense migraine attack.

6. Janet Jackson

The music icon was once forced to postpone a series of tour dates in 2008 due to a "mystery illness" which was later revealed to be vestibular migraines. 

Jackson's manager at that time revealed in a statement, "Janet wanted very much to resume her tour so as not to disappoint her fans, but she continued to suffer from vertigo and could not perform."

7. Lady Gaga

The singer received a diagnosis of migraine when she was 14 and as a result, she often missed school and rehearsals.

By the time she was 25, Gaga started to manage other medical conditions like fibromyalgia along with migraine.

8. James Cromwell

The Babe actor has managed a highly successful career while living with migraines.

Cromwell has not spoken extensively about his condition publicly, but it's a known fact that he has the condition, according to Migraine Again.