What Is Barclay Stockett’s Health Condition? Details We Know About The American Ninja Warrior Contestant
Sixth-time competitor of American Ninja Warrior, Barclay Stockett, has fans concerned with her suffering from an autoimmune disease. Let us dive deep into the athlete’s health condition and updates.
The pro-athlete is famous as the recurring tough competitor in the hit reality TV show, American Ninja Warrior. Barclay participated in the show again for the sixth time on the 13th season of the show.
Sadly, the ninja did not qualify for the city finals as she had to deal with a lot over the past few years, which had the fans concerned regarding her health with her autoimmune disease and her mental health.
Is Barclay Stockett Suffering From Autoimmune Disease? Health Condition & Updates
Barclay Stockett opened up about her autoimmune disease and how hard it was for her to maintain her health while grieving her mother’s loss.
The American Ninja Warrior is suffering from an autoimmune condition known as Ulcerative Colitis which causes immune system to attack healthy tissues in the gut resulting in inflammation of the large intestine and a weaker immune system.
Battling the autoimmune condition for a professional athlete must have been hard, but what took a toll on the ninja was the death of her beloved mother two years ago.
Stockett’s mother’s passing broke her emotionally and mentally, so she took some time off and regained her health, all while updating her fans about her health on social media.
Recently, Barclay posted a picture of her on her Facebook announcing that she will be competing on her 6th season of American Ninja Warrior and how she is doing her best to come out of the dark hole she was in.
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Barclay Stockett Age Revealed
Born on July 15, 1997, the pro athlete, Barclay Stockett is 27 years old. She was born and raised in Texas.
The Texan posted a picture of herself at the age of 6 on her birthday, and she looks really cute in the picture. She captioned the picture,
“I woke up this mornin’ feeling like my six-year-old self.”
Barclay Stockett Wikipedia Bio
Barclay Stockett is a gymnastics coach from Texas and was a pro gymnast for six years before joining American Ninja Warrior.
She might be small, but @BarclayStockett is one quick and determined Ninja! pic.twitter.com/Ie8bCHrJQT
— Ninja Warrior (@ninjawarrior) September 3, 2020
Stockett was praised for her gymnast skills and seen as a tough competitor in the reality TV show. She joined the show during eighth season of American Ninja Warrior. Since then, she appeared in every season except season 12.
Apart from American Ninja Warrior, she also made appearances in the USA vs. The World 5 and Team Ninja Warrior.
Recently battling her autoimmune disease, she seems much more health-conscious and is constantly talking about and working with different online health care like Alike Health.
Who Is Barclay Stockett’s Husband?
Barclay Stockett does not have a husband as the pro athlete announced on her Instagram that the American Ninja Warrior contestant is bisexual and is currently dating fellow competitor, Tawana Tsvia Jackson.
The gymnast posted a picture of the lovely couple and captioned it,
“Tawana Tsvia Jackson, you are the surprise of my life. I never expected I would actually fall in love with my best friend, but here we are ? I’m so proud to be your love.“
On both their social media, the couple is seen having the best time of their lives, all smiles, along with their cute little dog.
