Posted: 19:37, 25 March 2022 | Updated: 20:53, 25 March 2022
Amy Schumer has honestly discussed her long-term struggle with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
The 40-year-old comedian has just premiered a semi-autobiographical show called Life And Beth that shows her character suffering from the disorder.
Now Amy told the Hollywood Reporter she was worried that Gene, her two-year-old son, could inherit the condition, as there are genetic factors for hair loss.
Honestly: Amy Schumer has honestly discussed her long-term struggle with obsessive-compulsive disorder
Amy, who shares Gene with chef husband Chris Fischer, said of her little one: “Every time he touches his head, I get a heart attack.”
While discussing her own experience with the disorder, Amy said: “I think everyone has a big secret and this is mine. “And I’m proud that my big secret only hurts me, but it’s what I’ve been ashamed of for so long.”
She developed hair dandruff during her turbulent childhood and at one point had to wear a wig to school – although she said the hairdresser did not fool anyone.
“And it’s not that I used to have this problem and now I do not have it, it’s something I’m struggling with,” the Trainwreck star shared.
Appeared on screen: The 40-year-old comedian has just premiered a semi-autobiographical show called Life And Beth (pictured) showing her character suffering from the disorder
What a cast: Life And Beth, which Amy directed and co-starred in with Superbad actor Michael Cera
Amy was born in the Upper East Side to a successful New York family – Gordon’s father owned a company that sold baby furniture.
However, when she was nine years old, her father went bankrupt and three years later she found out she had multiple sclerosis.
Amy’s mother, Sandra, left Gordon for another man – whose daughter happened to be Amy’s best friend.
During her new interview, Amy revealed that her life was a waste of her childhood when her hair addiction flared up.
Candid: Now Amy told the Hollywood Reporter she was worried that Gene, her two-year-old son, could inherit the condition, as there are genetic factors for hair loss.
Mother and son: Amy, who shares Gene with chef husband Chris Fischer, said of her little one: “Every time he touches his head, I get a heart attack.”
He explained that he highlighted the disorder in Life And Beth because “I really do not want to have a big secret anymore”.
He said: “And I thought that if I put it there it would be good for me to alleviate some of my shame and maybe, I hope, help others to alleviate some of theirs as well.”
Life And Beth, which Amy directed and co-starred in with Superbad actor Michael Cera.
Amy plays a successful wine distributor who begins to rethink her life in the midst of a series of flashbacks to her teenage years.
Father and son: In an Instagram post about Gene’s second birthday, Amy wrote that she “will most likely” inherit Chris’ autism “and if he’s something like his father, he’s great news”
Top cast includes comedian Yameneika Saunders, Hitch’s actor Michael Rapaport and Broadway star Laura Benanti.
Amy married Chris one day before Valentine’s Day 2018 and welcomed little Jean into the world in May next year.
In an Instagram post about Gene’s second birthday, Amy wrote that she “will most likely” inherit Chris’ autism “and if he looks like his father, that’s great news”.
WHAT IS HAIR LOSS?
Trichotillomania is an impulse control disorder that causes sufferers to repeatedly, impulsively pull their hair to the root. Patients often feel a high level of tension and a strong urge to pull, followed by pleasure or relief when this is done. The condition can be caused by anxiety or depression and can lead to baldness. Women are most often affected by the condition, which usually begins between the ages of nine and 13. Therapy focuses on therapy that records what a person’s stimuli are and how to overcome them. Source: OCD UK
