Real stories

Young media champion Hannah discusses her views about representation on TV and how Malory Towers is getting it right.

After struggling with self-confidence at school, Abbie is now embracing her scars and sharing her story to help others feel less alone.

Acting helped Robert grow in confidence in his youth. Now he wants to see more positive representation of people with visible differences on screen.

Our campaigner Peter wants to help people understand the whole of his visible difference – include those aspects that people can’t see.

Our campaigner Amba discusses how glaucoma affects her and what it’s like to live with an invisible condition as part of her visible difference.

Prisha talks about how sharing her story has helped others and discusses her workplace experiences as a person with a visible difference.

Paulette explains how being open and honest about her birthmark has helped her to feel much more confident in her own skin.

Changing Faces campaigner Shannon shares what it took to embrace her birthmark and how social media has been helpful.

Support from family has meant Peter has always been comfortable in his own skin and feels positive about his visible difference.

Meeting people with visible differences helped Changing Faces campaigner Eleanor open up about her port wine stain birthmark.

Rachel, who has a birthmark around her eye, has discovered that living with a visible difference gives her empathy for others.

AJ has a port wine stain birthmark on his face. Building up his confidence and resilience helped AJ live the life he wants to.