'I'D USE MAKE-UP TO TRY AND HIDE MY VEINS'

Cat Sims, a 44-year-old author and podcaster from London, shares her relief at finally feeling able to show her legs off again

- ALI GRAVES

"I've struggled with varicose veins since my early twenties, but when I was about 25, I noticed they were becoming visually more obvious. Physically, I'd get achy, heavy legs, which was uncomfortable and frustrating because I was so young. They also got unbearably itchy.