WWE's Piper Niven Diagnosed With Bell's Palsy
Scottish star is keeping positive, as Jim Ross offers words of encouragement.
NXT UK's Piper Niven yesterday revealed she has been suffering from Bell's palsy.
The Scottish star posted a picture regarding the medical episode to Twitter, but remained heartwarmingly upbeat - even making a joke about her condition:
Who’s got two thumbs, a funny face and has Bell’s Palsy? ?? pic.twitter.com/p9ENcPlqYk
Advertisement— Viper-Piper Niven (@viperpiperniven) 13 December 2019
Bell's palsy is a form of facial paralysis, which results in an inability to control muscles on the affected side. Symptoms include weakness and a loss of movement on one side of the face, often resulting in a noticeable drooping of the eyelids and mouth. Though the causes are unknown, most episodes of Bell's palsy pass after 48 hours.
Veteran commentator Jim Ross notably battled the condition throughout his career - at one point, despairingly becoming a figure of fun in WWE because of it - and he had words of encouragement for the budding talent:
To her immense credit, Niven has responded to her health difficulties with an inspirational degree of positivity and good humour. She joked that she "can now do a smashing people's eyebrow", and that she has a "full heel turn planned out" - including "cool eye patches".
Alongside her amusing Tweets, Niven has not been shy about showing various pictures of how the condition has affected her appearance - providing proof for sufferers elsewhere that Bell's palsy is nothing to be ashamed of.
Niven is currently scheduled to face off against Kay Lee Rae and Toni Storm for the NXT UK Women's Championship at next month's TakeOver: Blackpool II. We at WhatCulture wish her all the best in her recovery.