Amy Schumer Just Hilariously Referenced Her 'Puffier Than Normal Face' In 'Kinda Pregnant'
In the comedian's newest film Kinda Pregnant, the 43-year-old stars as a woman who pretends to be pregnant for special perks—like a seat on the subway. But in the movie, Amy references her recent Cushing syndrome diagnosis, which has caused her face to be "puffier than normal."
In one scene, Amy's character Lainey is in a maternity store when a worker asks how far along she is in her pregnancy. The worker then says, 'Judging by your facial bloating, five months?'
"I'll break your f*cking neck," Amy replies under her breath. She quickly corrects herself, adding: "I've been a freaking wreck."
Amy revealed that she had been diagnosed with Cushing syndrome in February 2024, sharing that she found out while doing press for her Hulu show Life & Beth.
"I feel reborn," Amy wrote in the News Not Noise newsletter. "While I was doing press on camera, I was also in MRI machines four hours at a time, having my veins shut down from the amount of blood drawn and thinking I may not be around to see my son grow up. So finding out I have the kind of Cushing that will just work itself out and I'm healthy was the greatest news imaginable."
During a January 22 episode of the Call Her Daddy podcast, the actress shared that online trolls actually helped her figure out a diagnosis. When she first started receiving comments about her puffy face, she ignored them ignored them. However, once doctors started chiming in with concerns she had Cushing syndrome, she took the feedback more seriously.
'At first, I was like, 'F*ck off,' Amy said. But then, she realized, 'Wait, I have been getting steroid injections for my scars' from her breast reduction and Cesarean section. (Cushing syndrome can be caused by taking steroids for an extended period of time.)
'So I got these was getting these steroid injections and so it gave me this thing called Cushing syndrome—which I wouldn't have known if the internet hadn't come for me so hard,' she continued.
Amy right went back to work after receiving her diagnosis, but she was feeling "really down on myself" about how she looked.
'I was, like, really having trouble figuring out how I was going to star in a movie while I had this going on,' she told host Alex Cooper on the Call Her Daddy podcast.
But ultimately, director Lorraine Caffery gave her a confidence boost. 'I just needed one person to just amp me up,' Amy said.
Amy's health updates raise a lot of questions about Cushing syndrome. Here's what you need to know about the disorder.
Cushing syndrome, which is also called Cushing's syndrome, is a disorder that happens when your body makes too much of the stress hormone cortisol over a long period of time, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK).
According to the NIDDK, symptoms include:
Weight gain
Thin arms and legs
A round face
Increased fat around the base of the neck
A fatty hump between the shoulders
Easily bruising
Wide purple stretch marks, mainly on the stomach, breasts, hips, and under the arms
Weak muscles
There are two main types of Cushing syndrome, including exogenous (caused by factors outside the body) and endogenous (caused by factors inside the body), Medline Plus says. Amy has exogenous Cushing syndrome, she revealed in the newsletter.
There is a range of potential causes of Cushing syndrome. Amy said that hers was caused by steroid injections "in high doses," but certain lung cancers, tumors on the pituitary or adrenal glands, or an inherited endocrine disorder can also cause Cushing, per John's Hopkins Medicine.
Treatment for Cushing syndrome depends on the cause. In the case of getting Cushing syndrome from medication, gradually reducing the dose to the lowest dose needed or switching medications can help, the NIDDK says.
However, if a tumor is behind the syndrome, removing it will help, according to the organization.
Most people with Cushing syndrome can be treated and fully cured, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) says. If the condition is left untreated, it can cause fatal complications; but, if the patient is properly cared for, their life expectancy is expected to be the same as that of everyone else.
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