Secret skin agony of Rangers striker Kenny Miller is revealed

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RANGERS star Kenny Miller is suffering from a secret skin condition, angry friends revealed yesterday.

 

The 30-year-old Scotland striker has kept the medical problem secret from teammates and fans.

 

But furious pals spoke out after the player suffered taunts about his supposed fake tan.

 

Miller and trainee teacher wife Laura, 21, remained tight-lipped despite the jibes led by Manchester United and defender Rio Ferdinand.

 

The England captain last month tweeted: "Has Kenny Miller only paid for a spray tan on his face? His neck is white and his face - well, is a different colour all together."

 

And more than 500 people have joined a Facebook group called "Help Kenny Miller put his fake tan on properly".

 

But the Sunday Mail can reveal Miller actually has a pigmentation disorder which skin experts say may be similar to the condition Michael Jackson suffered from.

 

Last night, a source close to the footballer said: "Kenny's skin pigmentation makes his face look darker, and he looks like he has a suntan.

 

"He doesn't care if people make fun of him and accuse him of wearing fake tan. Kenny could put a stop to all of these jokes but he has chosen not to.

 

"As far as he is concerned, it's his business and everyone close to him knows the truth.

 

"But Laura has been in tears over the latest stories, and is fed-up of everyone joking about it.

 

"They both thought it was out of order that Rio Ferdinand waded in."

 

The source added: "Do people really think he plasters his face in fake tan every time he goes out? There's a clear line across his head and its obviously not fake."

 

The condition means patches of Miller's skin are a different colour than the rest of his body.

 

It's believed that it may have worsened in recent months.

 

Ferdinand tweeted about Miller after his Manchester United team beat Rangers 1-0 in the Champions League at Ibrox thanks to a late Wayne Rooney penalty.

 

Skin expert Dr Robert Herd, consultant dermatologist and medical director at Sk:n (OK) in Glasgow, said: "There are many different causes of changes to skin pigmentation, in different parts of the body.

 

"There is a condition called vitiligo where you get hypo-pigmentation, which can lighten the skin.

 

"Sometimes with vitiligo you get darker pigmentation right next to the white bits.

 

"It is difficult to treat and the best way to disguise it is to avoid the sun.

 

"The other common thing is hyper-pigmentation, which leads to darker patches of skin.

 

"Both come on later in life and can get worse or better but they are not specifically triggered by anything."

 

The late King of Pop Michael Jackson was diagnosed with vitiligo in 1986 and claimed he started wearing his signature sequinned glove to cover up the early signs.

 

Last night Miller declined to comment.

 

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[Gazza_8 233]

Still think he likes the fake bake all the same.

[Totti 0]

If Miller said anything about Rio's skin colour it would be world war 3