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A woman has shared her addiction to tanning, which has become so severe that she feels she "physically has to go on" the sunbed. Megan Blain, 19, began using fake tan products at the age of 14 because she felt like the "odd one out" and wanted to "fit in". However, she found the products "smelt horrible" and left a "patchy" effect on her skin. Moreover, her mum was tired of having to clean the stains on her bedsheets.

When her mum brought out her sunbed from the garage for her to try, it opened up a whole new world. She found it required less effort than applying fake tan - but she was unaware of the potential serious risks involved.

Megan, who shares content on TikTok under the handle @meganblainxo, confessed that she's been using sunbeds for nearly four years now,

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