Faye Winter has got candid about her ongoing skin condition battle, as she bravely shared a completely make-up free video.
The Love Island star, 29, took to her Instagram to reveal to her followers that she suffered from hyperpigmentation, causing her patches of her face to become discoloured.
She admitted that the condition had left her ’embarrassed’ and fearful of ‘backlash’, as she attributed it to years of exposure to the sun and UV rays.
Going bare-faced, Faye showed off her skin and explained that she had undergone a treatment called Agejet to treat the discolouration, but confessed it had been agony.
She said: ‘I didn’t realise until yesterday, how many of us suffer from hyperpigmentation issues. I’ve had Agejet done twice and this is my second time.
Faye Winter has got candid about her ongoing skin condition battle, as she bravely shared a completely make-up free video
The Love Island star, 29, took to her Instagram to reveal to her followers that she suffered from hyperpigmentation, causing her patches of her face to become discoloured
She admitted that the condition had left her ’embarrassed’ and fearful of ‘backlash’, as she attributed it to years of exposure to the sun and UV rays
‘Last time I did try and flog it but I was too embarrassed to come on camera looking like this.’
The reality star also explained that her mother had burst into tears after seeing her daughter’s face following her first treatment.
She recalled: ‘The last time I had my whole face done, I saw my mum and she cried because of the way that I look. It looks worse before it looks better.’
‘I am not going to lie, it’s the most painful thing I’ve ever had done in my entire life.’
Hyperpigmentation is a medical term used to describe darker patches of skin from excess melanin production.
This can be caused by everything from acne scars and sun damage to hormone fluctuations and can affect any skin type, according to Healthline.
Faye explained that she wanted to speak about the condition to raise awareness, but admitted she was worried about getting criticism for her looks.
She said: ‘I am a little bit scared about the backlash that I am going to get for the way that I look. But wear sun screen kids, try not to get sun damage.’
Faye explained that she wanted to speak about the condition to raise awareness, but admitted she was worried about getting criticism for her looks
It comes after Faye opened up about her regrets on cosmetic surgery, after being subjected to an onslaught of trolling over her lips during her time on Love Island in 2021 (pictured)
It comes after Faye opened up about her regrets on cosmetic surgery, after being subjected to an onslaught of trolling over her lips during her time on Love Island in 2021.
In August last year, she admitted she ‘ruined her face’ by taking her lip filler ‘too far’ and is ’embarrassed’ by her previously overly plumped lips.
She urged anyone who is thinking about having lip filler to only see medical professionals as she told how ‘everything has its cost’ and said she hoped that sharing her journey will help others ‘learn from my mistakes’.
Alongside images of her previous ‘lumpy’ lips, Faye explained: ‘My lips have been a talking point for the last two years and I’m campaigning for only medical professionals to be able to carry out any type of procedure on our faces and inject them with any kind of substance.
‘Lets take a look at my journey and go through it in my own words. First up we have these lips and they are so lumpy and instead of just having them done by a professional I had to keep having them topped up and they kept getting pumped up real slowly to this is at their biggest.’
Faye confessed she knew she had gone ‘too far’ and showed off her ‘very wrinkly over stretched’ lips after the filler was removed.
She continued: ‘At this point I new I had gone too far so I chose to get them dissolved. This is after being dissolved and they were very wrinkly.
‘There wasn’t an awful lot I could do with them because I had over filled them and over stretched the skin so much.’
In August last year, she admitted she ‘ruined her face’ by taking her lip filler ‘too far’ and is ’embarrassed’ by her previously overly plumped lips
She urged anyone who is thinking about having lip filler to only see medical professionals as she told how ‘everything has its cost’ and said she hoped that sharing her journey will help others ‘learn from my mistakes’
Faye confessed she knew she had gone ‘too far’ and showed off her ‘very wrinkly over stretched’ lips after the filler was removed (pictured after having dissolving injection)
The TV personality has since seen a medical professional who has given her the ‘results she had always wanted’.
She added: ‘Then I went back to a medically trained professional who put in 0.5ml and this is the result I got and the result I had always wanted.
‘I honestly love them so much. I will now only maintain this size and I think they frame my face perfectly. So go to a medically trained professional who knows how to get the shape that you want.’
Alongside the clip, Faye penned: ‘The journey I have been on with my lips is one that many judge, many have opinions on and many should know more about.
‘In a time where we can get everything for less when do we take a step back and realise everything has its cost.
‘I ruined my face through over filling and not getting the correct advice. I will talk about my journey because I hope one person will learn from my mistakes.
She concluded: ‘Yes I look back at these photos full of embarrassment and regret, I look back on a girl that had such hateful comments but now I can take them and do some good with them and that’s all I could really wish for @lookfantastic’.
It comes after Faye revealed she is back on the dating scene after her breakup with Teddy Soares last year.
It comes after Faye revealed she is back on the dating scene after her breakup with Teddy Soares last year, having spent recent months focusing on herself and now feels confident enough to enjoy dating again (pictured with Teddy)
The blonde bombshell went on to say that she had to take some time out last year to focus on herself which meant no talking, or looking at men
The reality star has spent recent months focusing on herself and now feels confident enough to enjoy dating again.
Last month, Faye told The Mirror: ‘Last year, I committed to not interacting with the opposite sex at all. Now, I’m dating again and actually enjoying it.
‘It’s a new experience for me to walk into a restaurant and meet someone for a drink. I value having my own space but also want to get to know someone new.’
The blonde bombshell went on to say that she had to take some time out last year to focus on herself which meant no talking, or looking at men.
One of her biggest learnings was to spend time on her own and appreciate having her own space.
When asked about returning to Love Island, Faye expressed doubts but did it admit it helped her ‘grown and become more vulnerable’ which is a great strength.
‘I’m grateful for the experience, but I don’t know if I’d want to date on such a public platform again,’ she said. ‘Never say never, but maybe not!’
In an exclusive interview with in May, Faye revealed her life completely flipped upside down after announcing her ‘heartbreaking and difficult’ separation with Teddy in February 2023, after a year-and-a-half of dating.
In an exclusive interview with in May, Faye revealed her life completely flipped upside down after announcing her ‘heartbreaking and difficult’ separation with Teddy in February 2023, after a year-and-a-half of dating (pictured on Love Island)
Speaking about her split from Teddy, Faye confessed they were both in ‘different places’ and wanted opposing things, which put a strain on their relationship
She said: ‘Last year I had the option to do other bits [reality TV], but I I said it wasn’t the right time for me. I always think timing is so It is so important.
‘I needed to concentrate last year on myself. My well-being, my health and so I prioritised that, and it was the best decision I’ve ever made.
‘I’ll never look back and regret putting myself first, that’s something that I’m very proud of do. I could have gained more followers, but it just doesn’t bother me to do that or to be that side of things.’
She added: ‘I lost a lot of weight. I was in a really bad, awful place. We’ve all been there, but for me, I really had to block out the noise or I could have gone a different way.
‘I didn’t wanna post [on social media]. I didn’t really want people to know what was going on in my life. I really had to focus on me and by what makes me happy.
‘I needed to take a few steps back to then take multiple steps forward. You cannot see the light sometimes through the darkness, and it feels like it’s never gonna end. Time is a massive healer.’
She continued: ‘I have definitely found my happiness. I have definitely become a lot more independent cos there was a point that I wouldn’t even, like, leave my house by myself.
‘My dog is my reason and she has given me a reason on my lowest days. She is the love of my life at the moment. I’ve loved her when I’ve not wanted to love myself. And ultimately, that’s allowed me to then love myself and get out.’
Speaking about her split from Teddy, Faye confessed they were both in ‘different places’ and wanted opposing things, which put a strain on their relationship.
She said: ‘It’s been very obvious, especially over the last few months, we just wanted different things. We were just in different places.
‘And you know, relationships… they’re hard, you know, they’re hard things to maintain. People go through breakups every single day. People go through heartbreak every single day.
‘It’s just part of life and it’s a really difficult situation to go through. I’m not ready. I don’t know if I will ever be ready to disclose what fully happened between us because that is between me and Teddy.’