16-07-2025
Bec Judd reveals she suffered with embarrassing personal condition caused by a very gross act
AFL WAG Rebecca Judd has revealed an embarrassing personal condition that she used to suffer from thanks to her strict fitness regime.
The 42-year-old detailed the unhygienic way she wound up with 'butt acne' on her Vain-ish podcast, alongside her best friend Jessie Roberts, on Wednesday.
In the third episode of the new podcast, Jess had unwittingly invited Bec's own dermatologist, Ryan De Cruz, on to discuss tanning gummies.
In the interest of transparency, Bec shared that she had met the board-certified dermatologist before, and the surprising reason why for a self-confessed 'germaphobe.'
Bec said that she suffered from cystic butt acne after continuously wearing her dirty gym clothes around all day after working out.
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'It was actually [on the] top of [my] legs from activewear,' the Jaggad activewear founder revealed.
'So you know all these Pilates mums? And you see them walking around, and they will a Pilates mum with me,' Bec said to Jess as she explained herself.
'I don't sweat,' Jessie retorted quickly.
'You don't bloody work hard enough, that's why,' Bec said, insisting it is a common phenomenon for mums to attend a workout class and not shower or change their clothes.
'Yes. You get sweaty, you exercise, and you leave your activewear on all day,' she said.
The model and influencer then stated her dedication to her workouts must have been the cause of the unflattering condition.
'Our Pilates instructor will say, do a rep, we'll do 20 and she does eight and then she collapses with a, "I can't do anymore."
'And being a type A person If they say do 20, I'll do 30,' Bec said.
'But then I get sweaty, and then I leave activewear on all day.'
The mum-of-four then clarified that her butt acne emerged mostly on 'the top of the thighs - where the butt cheek meets the top of the thighs.'
She sought out her dermatologist for advice, asking him: 'What are all these weird bumps?'
'Folliculitis,' De Cruz answered.
'Apparently it's very, very common in the activewear mum generation,' Bec continued.
'Never had it!' Jess jumped in.
Butt acne, or more accurately folliculitis, at the gym is often caused by a combination of sweat, friction from tight clothing, and bacteria buildup.
Tight-fitting gym clothes, especially those made of synthetic fabrics, can trap sweat and heat against the skin, creating an environment where bacteria can thrive and irritate hair follicles.
Not showering immediately after a workout and sitting in sweaty clothes for extended periods can exacerbate the problem.
Athleisure wear, while comfortable for workouts, can contribute to butt acne if it's too tight or made of non-breathable fabrics like nylon or polyester.
Leggings from Bec's own brand of activewear, Jaggad, are made from roughly 74 per cent polyester and 26 per cent elastane.
Elsewhere in the episode, Bec revealed that she got her first cold sore at 36-years-old from her mother.
'The twins were babies. Mum was there helping out with the twins. She was the nana and the nanny. She left her full-time job to help us,' she explained.
'I was 'spazzing out. Next morning, I woke up with a huge disgusting cold sore and I went off. I've clearly never forgiven her.'
Bec's equally germ-obsessed pal Jess then confessed that on one occasion when she'd accidentally drunk from the same wine glass as Bec, she went to the bathroom and washed her mouth out with Dettol sanitiser.
