SWNS / Bethany Burgoyne<br /><br />A woman who spent £51k removing her body and facial hair has now embraced it – despite being mistaken for a man.<br /><br />Bethany Burgoyne, 33, started waxing and shaving when she was just 10 years old – after feeling self-conscious and says she was encouraged to do so.<br /><br />As she grew up, Bethany struggled with thick dark hair growing on her stomach, chin and nipples and would spend around £250-a-month waxing, epilating and bleaching to remove it for 17 years.<br /><br />She began saving up for laser hair removal aged 27 – which at the time cost around £1k to £2k a go – before she realised she could put the money towards travelling.<br /><br />Slowly Bethany found the confidence to stop shaving and now feels “confident” embracing her “beautiful” body hair.
