Until very recently, you would never have spotted Birds of a Feather star Linda Robson by the pool without a sarong. So self-conscious was the 64-year-old Loose Women presenter of her spider veins that she’d only ever appear in her swimming costume if her legs were shrouded with an extra layer of protection.
“When I was younger, I was perfectly confident about my body,” says Linda. “But since my pregnancy with my third child Bobbie, who is now 26, I became increasingly conscious of the veins on my legs and it really started to gnaw away at my self-esteem.
“I always felt uncomfortable on the beach and by the time I appeared on I’m A Celebrity in 2012, I’d go to crazy lengths to hide them, which didn’t do wonders for my self-confidence.
