I May Be a Tv Sex Symbol, but I Was Ashamed to Take My Clothes Off ; Ex-Eastender Michael Higgs Tells of His Long Battle to Control the Skin Condition Psoriasis

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Most male actors claim to feel uncomfortable with the sex symbol tag, but Michael Higgs has more reason than most to dismiss it as 'nonsense'.

For, at the same time that he was winning viewers' hearts with his rugged good looks in roles such as gangster Andy Hunter in EastEnders, he was concealing an unsightly skin condition beneath his clothes.

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I May Be a Tv Sex Symbol, but I Was Ashamed to Take My Clothes Off ; Ex-Eastender Michael Higgs Tells of His Long Battle to Control the Skin Condition Psoriasis

Since early childhood, Michael, 46, has suffered from psoriasis, a chronic skin disorder that affects about two in every 100 people. When the condition flares up, Michael's scalp, torso, arms and legs are covered in thick, flaky, scaly patches of skin, which can itch, crack a...

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