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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Joe Pagnelli

Sun-worshipping mother reveals how her passion for tanning almost cost her her sight

An agency boss who provides ring girls for boxing matches and frequents red carpet dos with the likes of Floyd Mayweather nearly paid for her permanent olive tan with her sight after years of using sunbeds without safety goggles.

Keen to warn anyone using tanning beds of the importance of following safety procedures, mum-of-four Cheryl Wilson, 40, told of her horror when her optician revealed in April that her “foggy vision” was the result of a cataract-like growth in her right eye that would have left her partially blind if it went untreated.

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