Shape I'm In: Claudia Carroll has got it all covered

AUTHOR and ex-Fair City star Claudia Carroll could barely see during her Leaving Cert because the area around her eyes was so covered with psoriasis.

“I first became aware of it at school and especially at exam time. I’d be out in this red rash and the other kids would be saying ‘Eeow!’

“It does affect your confidence but it’s just one of those things and you learn to live with it,” says the Dubliner.