Facing cancer as a baby and later pituitary dwarfism was scary enough for TLC star Shauna Rae. But the feeling of isolation was almost as tough as her physical challenges and it’s something she hopes more kids don’t have to deal with in the future.
“My social experience was really, really rough. And my childhood, I didn’t have many people to relate to. I was going through my battle alone,” she told Showbiz Cheat Sheet. “I didn’t know any other cancer battlers or survivors. Everyone in my school knew that I had gone through cancer. That I had this afflicted height issue. They didn’t know it was pituitary dwarfism. But they didn’t care. They didn’t care that I was that. They cared that I was different from them.”
Rae, who stars in TLC’s show I Am Shauna Rae, recently partnered with Aflac who,...
“My social experience was really, really rough. And my childhood, I didn’t have many people to relate to. I was going through my battle alone,” she told Showbiz Cheat Sheet. “I didn’t know any other cancer battlers or survivors. Everyone in my school knew that I had gone through cancer. That I had this afflicted height issue. They didn’t know it was pituitary dwarfism. But they didn’t care. They didn’t care that I was that. They cared that I was different from them.”
Rae, who stars in TLC’s show I Am Shauna Rae, recently partnered with Aflac who,...
- 9/22/2023
- by Gina Ragusa
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The TLC series I Am Shauna Rae Season 2 ended with Shauna Rae facing a bevy of life changes and decisions.
Diagnosed with cancer at six months old, Shauna endured treatments for two years and recovered. But later learned she had pituitary dwarfism when she was in elementary school. The series follows Shauna’s challenges and triumphs dealing with living the life of a 23-year-old “trapped in the body of an 8-year-old.”
At the end of the season, Shauna got her driver’s license. She and her sister Rylee moved to Brooklyn for a “trial” move-out. Shauna wrestled with making a decision between starting the Fashion Institute of Technology (Fit) in New York City or traveling the world with love interest Dan Swygart.
So did I Am Shauna Rae Season 2 reveal Shauna’s plans in the end?
‘I Am Shauna Rae’ Season 2 ended with more questions than answers
I Am Shauna Rae...
Diagnosed with cancer at six months old, Shauna endured treatments for two years and recovered. But later learned she had pituitary dwarfism when she was in elementary school. The series follows Shauna’s challenges and triumphs dealing with living the life of a 23-year-old “trapped in the body of an 8-year-old.”
At the end of the season, Shauna got her driver’s license. She and her sister Rylee moved to Brooklyn for a “trial” move-out. Shauna wrestled with making a decision between starting the Fashion Institute of Technology (Fit) in New York City or traveling the world with love interest Dan Swygart.
So did I Am Shauna Rae Season 2 reveal Shauna’s plans in the end?
‘I Am Shauna Rae’ Season 2 ended with more questions than answers
I Am Shauna Rae...
- 9/20/2023
- by Gina Ragusa
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
TLC is setting up its summer lineup. I Am Shauna Rae (above), Dr. Pimple Popper, Say Yes to the Dress, and 7 Little Johnstons are all premiering new episodes this summer while new seasons of After the 90 Days, David & Annie: After the 90 Days, Loren & Alexei: After the 90 Days, and My Big Fat Fabulous Life will return later this year.
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- 5/17/2022
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
After three successful freshman seasons, TLC has renewed “I Am Shauna Rae,” “David & Annie: After the 90 Days” and “Loren & Alexei: After the 90 Days.”
All three shows ranking in the top five freshman series for women 18-34 will return later this year.
“I Am Shauna Rae” is produced by Figure 8 Films for TLC, while both “90 Day Fiancé” spinoffs are produced by Sharp Entertainment, a part of Sony Pictures Television.
In addition to the renewals, TLC announced their summer premiere dates for four fan-favorite series.
“Say Yes to the Dress,” produced by Half Yard Productions, a Red Arrow Studios company, celebrates 15 years when it returns on Saturday, July 9 at 8 p.m. Et. On the new season, the Kleinfeld team are reminded that they haven’t seen it all just yet. New episodes include a a bride-to-be who got engaged just hours before her appointment and a bride who uses her feet instead of her hands.
All three shows ranking in the top five freshman series for women 18-34 will return later this year.
“I Am Shauna Rae” is produced by Figure 8 Films for TLC, while both “90 Day Fiancé” spinoffs are produced by Sharp Entertainment, a part of Sony Pictures Television.
In addition to the renewals, TLC announced their summer premiere dates for four fan-favorite series.
“Say Yes to the Dress,” produced by Half Yard Productions, a Red Arrow Studios company, celebrates 15 years when it returns on Saturday, July 9 at 8 p.m. Et. On the new season, the Kleinfeld team are reminded that they haven’t seen it all just yet. New episodes include a a bride-to-be who got engaged just hours before her appointment and a bride who uses her feet instead of her hands.
- 5/16/2022
- by Emily Longeretta
- Variety Film + TV
Shauna Rae has certainly come a long way. The 22-year-old brain cancer survivor and her family have landed a new TLC reality series, I Am Shauna Rae, premiering tomorrow, Tuesday, Jan. 11. Standing at 3 feet, 10 inches, Shauna is often mistaken for a child, and as she explains in the docuseries trailer, she is a "woman stuck in the body of an 8-year-old." Shauna's past rare illness affected her ability to grow, and while the series will follow her ongoing medical issues, Shauna exclusively told E! News that while her ailments may be uncommon, she is certainly not alone. "There's not a lot of people like me but there are people out there who, like me,...
- 1/10/2022
- E! Online
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