The star of "The Boys," Erin Moriarty, has revealed that she has sustained several injuries during filming that have left her unable to walk. Following the release of the fourth episode of the fifth and final season of the Prime Video series, in which Moriarty plays Annie January, aka Starlight, she shared the details of her injury on her social media.
"Okay, so: season 5, episode 4 of 'The Boys' is one of the most important episodes I've ever shot," she wrote alongside a picture of her leg wrapped in bandages. "Unfortunately, that part of the season coincided with my health issues peaking before my diagnosis. I'm not showing you the gnarly part of this picture, but not long after this episode, I started to lose the ability to walk."
She further explained her condition, saying, "The numbness in my feet led to a lot of falling. The night before we shot my segment of this episode, I fell and shredded up my knee."
Expressing her frustration with her autoimmune disease, Moriarty added, "I barely have any behind-the-scenes shots of this season, especially as things worsened. This isn't a pity post. It's mostly to say: damn autoimmune disease. Damn it so hard. Damn the ignorance surrounding it, too. I can't remedy that ignorance, but not being outspoken about it occasionally feels wrong."
The "Blood Father" actress announced her diagnosis of Graves' disease in June 2025, sharing that the condition had left her exhausted and nauseous.
"One thing I can say: if I hadn't chalked it all up to stress and fatigue, I would've caught this sooner," she said at the time.
According to Mayo Clinic's website, Graves' disease "is an immune system condition that affects the thyroid gland. It causes the body to make too much thyroid hormone. That condition is called hyperthyroidism."
