Little Ellie really is one in a million... Brave Ellie Luther gives a big smile to show just what a little fighter she is As the five-year-old plays in her garden, she’s blissfully unaware she has a one-in-a-million skin condition which could kill her. Ellie, from South Shields, is one of just a handful of children with Harlequin ichthyosis, a condition so extreme doctors had difficulty diagnosing it. Manage Cookie Preferences