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Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

An investigation into the extremes of discrimination by bringing together two people often defined by the way they look.
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Season 23 of 4 Episodes

  • Twenty-one-year-old beautyholic and drama student Gary Thompson meets 47-year-old Reggie Bibbs from Houston; Reggie suffers from neurofibromatosis, a condition where tumours grow all over the body.

  • Forty-three-year-old travel agent and beauty addict Amanda Hughes meets 46-year-old civil servant Debbie Hanson; Debbie introduces Amanda to her family and explains what it is like living with a facial disfigurement.

  • Hairdresser and beauty-obsessive Corinne Harrison meets teacher Simon Moore.
Beauty and the Beast

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An investigation into the extremes of discrimination by bringing together two people often defined by the way they look.

Starring

Sally Phillips

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  • Twenty-one-year-old beautyholic and drama student Gary Thompson meets 47-year-old Reggie Bibbs from Houston; Reggie suffers from neurofibromatosis, a condition where tumours grow all over the body.

  • Forty-three-year-old travel agent and beauty addict Amanda Hughes meets 46-year-old civil servant Debbie Hanson; Debbie introduces Amanda to her family and explains what it is like living with a facial disfigurement.

  • Hairdresser and beauty-obsessive Corinne Harrison meets teacher Simon Moore.

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