A DEVASTATED guest on Embarrassing Bodies fought back tears after revealing an obsession with sunbeds ruined her life.
The E4 health programme returned on Thursday night, with the doctors primed to treat more brave souls who are at the end of their tether.
During the series finale, Dr Anand Patel met patient Nickie whose years of sun-worshipping and skin cancer left her face two different shades.
Putting on a brave face, the 36-year-old childminder revealed that, after years of shunning sun cream, she was left fighting for her life.
“My condition is a real grating point for me because I know that, ultimately, it could’ve been avoided,” she told Dr Patel.
Revealing the extent of her fascination with sunbeds, Nickie became emotional, as she revealed: “I wasn’t a massive sunbather, so I used a lot of sunbeds.
“I’ve had skin cancer and, as a result, I’ve had some surgery.”
Natalie was left with a giant hole in her head after developing melanoma – the deadliest form of the disease.
Despite warnings from friends, she didn’t listen.
Delving into her skin cancer journey, Nickie needed urgent skin graft surgery.
“I catch people looking, I catch people staring – it’s quite traumatic,” she added, before admitting that her obsession with tanning nearly killed her.
Nickie’s segment on Embarrassing Bodies comes after The Celeb Report launched a campaign to highlight the dangers of using sunbeds.
The movement also delved into the signs of skin cancer – further urging people to put their lives before their vanity.
Just last month, new research found that banning sunbeds could help prevent deaths caused by deadly skin cancer.
Each year there are around 2,300 melanoma deaths in the UK – equating to more than six every day.
The NHS says that many sunbeds give out greater doses of UV rays than the midday tropical sun.
Embarrassing Bodies is available to watch on All 4.
