Likaa El-Suwaidan appeared with sad and emotional features Likaa El-Suwaidan: "What happened to me was due to psychological pressure"

Egyptian actress Likaa El-Suwaidan sparked a wave of sympathy after revealing her condition with “facial nerve (seventh nerve) palsy” during a live broadcast on one of the programs. She spoke openly about her recent struggles, confirming that her health issues were the result of psychological pressures and crises she experienced over the past period, in a heartfelt moment that drew wide public engagement.

Likaa appeared on screen looking sad and emotional, confirming that she chose to appear as she is, without attempts to beautify herself or hide her suffering, noting that artists are humans after all—they feel joy and sorrow and go through moments of weakness and breakdown, but these are rarely shown to an audience that is used to seeing a perfect image.

Psychological pressure behind the crisis The actress explained that her doctor confirmed that psychological and nervous stress was the main reason for her facial nerve condition, noting that she had long tried to hide her emotions and show strength to others before experiencing disappointment from some close people.

Illness as a lesson for self-reflection Likaa considered the illness as a message to rethink her life and how she interacts with others and herself, affirming that she always tries to find the positive side in every difficult experience. This crisis led her to reassess her personal boundaries and not allow anyone to harm her psychologically again, stressing the importance of self-defense and not suppressing emotions.

Her latest artistic work On the artistic front, the actress recently starred in the series “The Magic Recipe”, portraying a liberated woman in her thinking and lifestyle, who spent most of her life outside Egypt. She is a mother to a child and sister to actor Islam Gamal. The events take place in a residential complex where relationships intertwine and situations escalate within a light social framework.

Cast and production team The series features a star-studded cast including Sherry Adel, Islam Gamal, Heidi Karam, Omar El-Shenawy, Basma Dawood, Rania Mansour, Caroline Azmy, Mohamed Abu Dawood, Hala Fakher, Salwa Osman, Salwa Mohamed Ali, and Emad Rashad. The series is written by the “Story Factory” workshop founded by Hany Sarhan, supervised by Duaa Abdelwahab, with the idea by Mai Said, and screenplay and dialogue by Mona Fawzy, Eren Youssef, and Mai Said, directed by Khairy Salem.