Who is Shauna Rae and what condition does she have?
SHAUNA Rae has a rare condition that makes her look younger than her age.
TLC's show, I Am Shauna Rae, documents challenges the 22-year-old faces daily.
Who is Shauna Rae?
Shauna Rae is the star of TLC's reality series: I Am Shauna Rae.
The series highlights the difficulties Shauna faces in the US for looking several years younger than her age.
The show made its debut back in January 2022 and depicts how her family supports her through her daily life.
Season 2 of I Am Shauna Rae premiered on November 1 at 10pm and can be watched on Tuesdays at 10pm via cable or streamed on Philo, fuboTV, Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV and more.
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What condition does she have?
The show explains that Shauna has a rare condition that makes her look younger than her age.
She was diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer when she was a baby and had to undergo treatment to overcome her diagnosis.
Even though she went into remission, the treatment left her pituitary gland practically dormant.
Thus, even though she is currently 22 years old, she looks like an 8-year-old child because she currently stands at 3 ft 10 inches.
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In the show's trailer, Shauna explains: "If you were to look at me, you would think I'm just a normal little girl, doing normal little girl things with my fun, crazy family.
"But the truth is I'm not a little girl. I'm a woman, a 22-year-old woman stuck in the body of an eight-year-old."
What are some of the issues Shauna faces?
Shauna has been refused alcohol, tattoos, and even gym memberships due to the age she physically 'appears' to be.
In one part of the show's trailer, Shauna gets turned away by a bartender who tells her: "We don't allow kids."
Shauna has also discussed how the condition has affected her dating life, and how hard it is to find the right person.
In expressing her frustration about her dating life, she states: "I attract creeps, a**holes, and idiots. It is scary to put myself out there, but you have to put some risk in to get happiness."
However, in season 2 of the show, Shauna goes on to have a decent dating experience after being set up on a blind date by a matchmaker.
After meeting Thomas, a volunteer firefighter who also has pituitary dwarfism, she told PEOPLE: "Meeting the young man with pituitary dwarfism was an amazing experience.
"We had a lot in common because of our medical histories. And then our actual social lives are much different."
Despite their differences, however, Shauna added: "I think that is very inspiring for each of us and anyone else when they watch it because we came kind of from a similar background, but not at the same time.
"And we live two different lives due to two different ways of people reacting to our disability."
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She described Thomas as an "inspiring man" who also "inspires people in his life to do good."
In the latest season of the show, Shauna goes on to explore living solo, adult dating, and the challenges of driving.