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Erin Moriarty opened up about one of the most physically grueling chapters of her time on The Boys. The actress revealed how an undiagnosed health battle collided with filming one of Season 5’s most crucial episodes, offering a candid glimpse into struggles that viewers never saw on screen.
Erin Moriarty on filming one of The Boys’ ‘most important episodes’ with health issues
Erin Moriarty reveals she filmed one of her most important episodes of The Boys during the peak of her health struggles. The actress shared that Season 5, Episode 4, titled “King of Hell,” coincided with her autoimmune issues worsening before her diagnosis. She posted on her Instagram Story alongside a photo of her injured knee.
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Moriarty explained the severity of her condition during filming in an emotional post. “Not long after this episode, I started to lose the ability to walk,” she wrote. “The numbness in my feet led to a lot of falling. The night before we shot my segment of this episode, I fell and shredded up my knee.” She also expressed frustration, writing, “This isn’t a pity post. It’s mostly to say: f**k autoimmune disease. F**k it so hard. F**k the ignorance surrounding it, too.”
The actress plays Annie/Starlight on the Prime Video series created by Eric Kripke. In the episode “King of Hell,” Annie visits her estranged father, Rick, played by Tim Daly, as Homelander continues his nationwide purge of Starlighters.
Moriarty first revealed her Graves’ disease diagnosis last June. Graves’ disease is an autoimmune disorder affecting the thyroid gland with symptoms including tremors, weight loss, and eye issues. She encouraged others to seek medical attention, writing, “If I hadn’t chalked it all up to stress and fatigue, I would’ve caught this sooner.”
The actress urged fans not to dismiss their own health concerns in her original disclosure post. “Don’t ‘suck it up’ and transcend suffering; you deserve to be comfy,” Moriarty wrote at the time. She noted that within 24 hours of beginning treatment, she began feeling improvement.
Originally reported by Anubhav Chaudhry on ComingSoon.net.
