A young mum who spent over a decade hiding her birthmark under layers of makeup, finally feels happy in her own skin, after falling in love.
From the age of 13, Rachel Anderson refused to leave the house until she’d spent at least an hour covering the birthmark which spans her whole left cheek with makeup.
She would even sometimes be reduced to tears by her own reflection, caught in the mirror.
But, after years of hiding away, the 24-year-old now feels confident going out bare-faced, and it’s all down to falling in love, becoming a mum… Read the full story