{"id":38629,"date":"2025-11-25T01:00:22","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T01:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/?p=38629"},"modified":"2025-11-24T21:19:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T21:19:27","slug":"mikaylas-been-secretly-battling-a-chronic-illness-whilst-filming-mormon-wives-what-is-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2025\/11\/25\/mikaylas-been-secretly-battling-a-chronic-illness-whilst-filming-mormon-wives-what-is-it\/","title":{"rendered":"What debilitating skin condition does Mikayla suffer from on Secret Lives of Mormon Wives?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2025\/11\/24\/secret-lives-of-mormon-wives-star-mikayla-only-knew-jace-for-a-month-before-getting-pregnant\/\">Mikayla<\/a> has opened up about her debilitating skin condition that she&#8217;s been battling whilst filming Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, but what actually is it?<\/p>\n<p>Mikayla suffers from chronic eczema over her entire body, with the condition spreading to across her face after she got breast implants in 2023.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@mikaylamatthews\/video\/7557078353509944607\" data-video-id=\"7557078353509944607\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@mikaylamatthews\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@mikaylamatthews?refer=embed\">@mikaylamatthews<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m here going through it with you \ud83d\ude2dthe constant body checking, isolating, canceling plans, crying in doctors offices, trying to cover it up,  the frustration of trying every diet, medication and lotion with no luck, I see you\u2764\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c plug walk remix - julian\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/plug-walk-remix-7490972580300573470?refer=embed\">\u266c plug walk remix &#8211; julian<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>However, Mikayla is still struggling to find the root cause of her condition, with the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star opening up about the lack of answers to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/secret-lives-of-mormon-wives-mikayla-hopes-for-illness-answers\/\">Us Weekly<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She emotionally explained: &#8220;I\u2019m a lot better than I was, but I still have my ups and downs, so it\u2019s just frustrating to not get any answers and feel like I\u2019m on my own and then have to navigate being in this really exciting time while not feeling my best. And so that\u2019s kind of been the trickiest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mikayla also opened up on the effect that her skin condition has on her whilst filming for Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, writing how &#8220;showing up for filming the whole first season was not only physically exhausting but extremely mentally challenging.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38637\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38637\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38637\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ellie-New-Featured-Images-2025-11-24T115713.805.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ellie-New-Featured-Images-2025-11-24T115713.805.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ellie-New-Featured-Images-2025-11-24T115713.805-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ellie-New-Featured-Images-2025-11-24T115713.805-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ellie-New-Featured-Images-2025-11-24T115713.805-768x403.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38637\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Via Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She continued: &#8220;I was fighting for my life, not only cause I\u2019m surrounding by crazy women lol but because I was really really struggling.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want to continue to shed light on the many stages of my chronic illness and chronic illness in general.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mikayla added: &#8220;There was the time where the back of my legs and every crease was cut and bleeding, and I could barely even stand up and walk and take care of my kids. And so that was a really hard time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><i data-stringify-type=\"italic\">For all the latest reality TV cast member news, scandals, gossip and updates \u2013 like\u00a0<\/i><i data-stringify-type=\"italic\"><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">Reality Shrine<\/a><\/i><i data-stringify-type=\"italic\">\u00a0on\u00a0<\/i><i data-stringify-type=\"italic\"><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/realityshrineofficial?rdid=TzQu2kEd2cUqU4rD&amp;share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F14zX5cKubf%2F#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/realityshrineofficial?rdid=TzQu2kEd2cUqU4rD&amp;share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F14zX5cKubf%2F#\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">Facebook<\/a><\/i><i 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