A post shared by Joel Wood (@joelwood)For social media influencer Joel Wood, the only thing more irritating that the itchy skin rash on his stomach is soothing it with an ointment made specifically for vaginas.Wood has over 80K subscribers on YouTube, 400K TikTok followers and more than 155K on Instagram.
He’s also the boyfriend of former British rugby player Keegan Hirst.A post shared by Joel Wood (@joelwood)A post shared by Joel Wood (@joelwood)Back in 2015, Hirst made history by becoming the first British professional rugby player to come out as gay.Wood shared the woes of his skin calamity in a video where he explained how he suffers from a fungal infection on his belly and can only find relief using a vaginal ointment.“I’m not sure if I should share this with you guys but I am because I’m an open book,” he began his “embarrassing” rant.After explaining that his rash is similar to thrush as it comes from the same bacteria, Wood disclosed his latest flare up occurred on his “sweaty tummy” after doing a long hike over the weekend.“I’ve come out in red spots,” he said.