For many, Hollywood actors and bodybuilders among them, anabolic steroids have become a regular part of life. <br />But with side-effects that range from excess body hair to liver damage, using them can result in serious health issues as well as bigger muscles - as the stars of a new documentary fronted by former reality TV star Jodie Marsh prove. <br /> <br />Among the performance-enhancing drug users to feature on Jodie Marsh On...Steroids, is former barmaid Candice Armstrong, 28, from Walthamstow in London, whose steroid abue has effectively turned her into a man. <br /> <br />Once a slender, pretty blonde, Candice is now a hulking brunette with muscles that wouldn't look out of place on Arnold Schwarzenegger and body hair that sprouts from her back, chest and upper lip. <br /> <br />Candice had no intention of becoming so masculine when she began taking the drug, but says that it's too late for her to stop. <br /> <br />'No, it wasn't my plan,' she tells Marsh in a scene from the documentary. 'You could argue that when I wanted big arms and broad shoulders, a bigger back and small hips, that that was a masculine look but I didn't consciously decide I want to change from a woman into a man.' <br /> <br />The side effects have been severe. Along with excess body hair and acne, her cli* has swelled so much, it has become a mini organ. <br /> <br />'That has gone significantly bigger, yes,' she reveals. 'About an inch [long] and it's shaped like a little organ. It looks like a little organ, you can roll back the foreskin...' <br /> <br />Her brasts have also suffered and now hang lifeless from her hugely overdeveloped pectoral muscles. <br /> <br />Surprisingly, Candice is sanguine. 'They've gone empty and they're not particularly nice but I'm cool with that - they were never my best feature anyway.' <br /> <br />What's more, she has no intention of putting an end to her steroid use. 'I think it would do more harm than good,' she explains. <br /> <br />'I'd lose all the muscles but I wouldn't lose all the masculine qualities like the facial hair and the deep voice... It doesn't really go back. <br /> <br />'If I was to try and reverse that, I'd need the same sort of procedures as a male becoming a woman.' <br /> <br />Despite her drastically altered appearance, Candice says the pros outweigh the cons and have allowed her to do something else she loves - a drag act. <br /> <br />'It's opened doors and enabled me to develop myself the way I want to,' she says. <br /> <br />'It's given the opportunity to live out one of my dreams. I've started doing a bit of drag and I love it. I've always wanted to do a bit of drag!' <br /> <br />She adds: 'If I get called a tranny and a fa*got when I walk out on the street anyway, I think why not make something of it!' <br /> <br />Blog : : https://www.facebook.com/patryn.worldlatestnews
