Sweating – even for superstars – is always the absolute pits

A Different View with Dave O’Connell

Mark Zuckerberg and Christy Moore may seem like an unlikely pair of bedfellows but they do share one characteristic at least – a propensity to sweat on a very public stage.

In contrast of course, former minor British Royal, Randy Andy – or Prince Andrew as he’s known to his mother – doesn’t sweat at all, something he puts down to a fright he got on ‘military service’ during his short time playing with guns.

The bould Christy never tried to hide his perspiration, soaked on stage in his grandfather vest to an extent that he looked like he was singing in the rain.

The Facebook founder’s sweat secret came to light in a recent book which claimed that Zuckerberg once had such an issue before public speaking engagements that he had staff to specifically blow-dry his armpits.

That’s a luxury that only the very wealthy can afford, but it’s also proof that even money can’t buy you dry armpits.

Steven Levy – the author of Facebook: The Inside Story – reveals that, as his wealth and power increased, Zuckerberg would demand that the backstage area at speaking events be cooled to 15C or lower.

The consolation for the sweaty duo is that, even in the world of celebrity, they are far from on their own.

About five per cent of the world’s population suffer from hyperhidrosis, as excessive sweating is medically known – and given that this would constitute somewhere around seven and a half million people, there was always going to be a few familiar faces among them.

So step forward Halle Berry, who once showed her sweaty pits to Ellen DeGeneres on live television – and if she can still be Catwoman in a PVC suit, then clearly perspiration doesn’t have to be an insurmountable problem.

For more, read this week’s Connacht Tribune.

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