Psoriasis sufferers can live life through a lens

PSORIASIS sufferers needn’t be camera-shy — actress Jenny Kavanagh hasn’t let the condition stop her living her life in front of the lens.

But the 23-year-old Fair City favourite revealed one in five women and two in five men who have psoriasis are too embarrassed or disheartened by it to confide even in their GP.

Jenny, best-known for playing soap bad girl Cleo Collins, is spearheading an educational campaign aimed at urging sufferers to seek help and dispelling some of the myths that can create prejudice among the general public.