Carol Smillie suffers from rosacea

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Carol Smillie
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"The situation Carol describes will be all too familiar to the one in ten of the UK population who suffer the blushing skin condition often dubbed ‘Curse of the Celts’, as it usually afflicts those with pale complexions. Consultant dermatologist Dr Edward Seaton, a leading expert, says: ‘Rosacea isn’t life-threatening, but it can be extremely distressing....Indeed, the 49-year-old television presenter and model, who became something of a national treasure for roles on Changing Rooms and the Holiday programmes, first started having problems shortly after her 40th birthday in 2001."

I'm not drunk I have rosacea: Carol Smillie tells embarrassing story of facial flushes
By Diana Appleyard, Daily Mail 

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