Shauna Rae Lesick: Woman, 23, who's trapped in body of an 8-year-old, splits from 26-year-old boyfriend, open to dating other men
LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK: A 23-year-old woman "stuck" in the body of an eight-year old child due to chemotherapy has moved on from her 26-year-old boyfriend and started dating other men, following the controversies surrounding her former relationships. Shauna Rae Lesick, who previously grabbed headlines for her "relationship" with Dan Swygart, 26, from Wales, was shown getting ready for a date in a new episode of 'I Am Shauna Rae' on TLC on Saturday, February 4. Rae admitted she was still open to finding a partner despite the backlash following her date with Swygart.
In 2022, Swygart faced harsh criticism online for dating Rae and was called a "creep" after being accused of only being attracted to her "because she looks like a kid," as per Daily Mail. When Rae was a little child, she was diagnosed with brain cancer. As a result, she had to undergo chemotherapy that damaged her pituitary gland causing pituitary dwarfism. Rae now weighs just 50 pounds and is 3.1ft, which is the normal height for a small child, according to Unilad.
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The backlash against Swygart was swift and brutal when Rae revealed on her show that the two had been talking. Many people said that there was "something wrong" with him for dating someone with a child-like appearance. A person wrote, "Yes, she is 23, but she looks and talks like an eight-year-old. She also does not act like a mature woman. She is childlike." However, Swygart soon hit back in a subsequent Instagram post. He wrote, "Me and Shauna are still just really good friends getting to know each other, but I think it’s absolutely disgusting, the attitude of some people. How dare you take away her right, her human right, to have a connection, a friendship, a relationship with someone else? Who are you to say that she can’t have that?"
The online censure was so severe that Swygart's parents had to step in. Speaking to the Daily Mail, his mother said, "They are just friends. There is no relationship. They are friends." His father said, "He has appeared in their show and that's the extent of it. That's it, it's as simple as that."
Although Swygart stated that people should keep in mind that Raw was a "remarkable 23-year-old woman with a disability" and "just happens to be a little bit short," the episode ultimately suggested he and Shauna were not going forward with their relationship.
'I'm still open'
In the new episode of 'I Am Shauna Rae' The 23-year-old said that she had "a bunch of worries" going on a blind date because she had never been on one. Rae was seen being escorted to her date's location by her father and sister. On the way, she turns to her father and asks, "Do you want to give the guy another strike?" Her father then asked in a perplexed tone, "What happened". "He cancelled!" Rae responds.
Later, she revealed that the potential date was cancelled because he "got cold feet." "I was relieved when he cancelled. It just kind of showed all of these characteristics I don't want in a person in my life," she said.
Then the three agreed to go bowling together in order to "make the best of a bad situation." Rae then said, "Even though it was supposed to be a date, I probably enjoyed it better this way with my family then I would with a complete stranger," adding, "I'm still open."