Singer Louise Redknapp has spoken out about how her appearance and confidence issues held her back during her career.<br /><br />The 50-year-old, once voted one of the sexiest women in the world during the 90s, shared how her body hang-ups still left her struggling with her self-esteem like millions of other women, as she battled with skin conditions and worries about being photographed when she least expected it.<br /><br />These concerns about how she looked left her struggling to live in the moment and enjoy things fully, with her confidence nose diving after having children once a skin issue flared up.<br /><br />Former Eternal star Louise said: “There's been lots of times in life that maybe being worried of how I looked has held me back from really living in the moment and enjoying things.<br /><br />“Every moment being on the beach, worrying that somebody might take a picture of you in an unflattering angle – I spent most of my holidays lying flat in the hope that no one would spot me.”<br /><br />Louise spoke out after joining forces with Love Island star Dani Dyer, relationship expert and co-host of Married At First Sight Paul C Brunson and author Louise Pentland, who have also suffered with hyperpigmentation, for a live billboard stunt created by skincare brand Beiersdorf, which is behind the likes of NIVEA and Eucerin, to help empower others with the skin condition.<br /><br />The campaign - ‘I AM… Thiamidol’ features four probing interviews, as they each share their skin confidence journey.
