You will know Debbie from her numerous television appearances as a highly accomplished Actor. Debbie is well known for her portrayal of April Branning in BBC soap opera EastEnders between 1995 and 1996, as well as appearing in Coronation Street, Emmerdale, Hollyoaks and Doctors.
Debbie, is now about to play the role of her life – that of ‘Mother of the Bride’ to her beautiful daughter Ciara. It is more of a supportive role this time from her usual one, but incredibly important nevertheless. The rehearsals have begun and as Debbie recounts highlights of the preparations leading up to the big day, we are able to share some of those special moments with her which also help us prepare for a celebration of our own that we may be planning now or in the future.
In this first ‘episode’ Debbie talks about her non-invasive treatment from a highly skilled practitioner and how it has enhanced her look in preparation for the big day.
It sounds so grown up – to be the mother of the bride but the time has come.
I’ve been married twice and both my weddings were very small -I never wanted the whole shebang but my daughter Ciara however wanted the whole works and part of that is to have me looking my best and so the pressure is on.
Ciara is an actress and she’s marrying Mans Zelmerlow the Swedish performer. They both have huge amount of instagram followers so everyone has to be perfect. I needed to up my game in the glamour department so the first stop had to be to see my friend Dr. Tracy Mountford at the Cosmetic Skin Clinic. The thing I love about Tracy is that she explains everything – how the face ages and where we need slight ‘tweakments’ ( I love that word!) My first ‘tweakment’ was a top up of the Ultherapy treatment I had 2 years ago – it’s like an ‘ironing’of the face- it’s not invasive takes around 40 minutes and the results come slowly but worth waiting for. It has an amazing effect on your skin making it almost glow with health, and it lifts too. Next was possibly one of my favourite treatments – the temple filler. Now I’m not a lover fillers. I don’t need them as I have a big round face. However around my temples and sides of my eyes there was a noticeable gap forming. Tracy told me that again was another area that becomes obvious when we age so she used a filler which didn’t hurt at all and hey presto immediately my ‘gaps’ were filled. It also had a very good effect on lifting my eyebrows slightly too – so as an upper face lifting treatment it’s superb!
So a bit like when you decorate the living room all the rest of the house looks shabby – my lower face became my issue. I’ve always had a lopsided mouth. Not noticeable when speaking or smiling but definitely when my face is still. Over the years I’ve very rarely been photographed full faced because it’s so obvious. My dentist said it was my jaw alignment and could be corrected through surgery or braces so I never took it any further. I just happened to mention it to Dr Sophie at the clinic she said – no problem and sorted it in 10 minutes! She filled my bottom lip slightly so it matched the other one put a tiny bit of filler either side of the corners of my mouth. Then she put a tiny bit of filler in my chin to lower it. The results were immediate and outstanding if not very painful!! The chin filler is really good treatment too and but if you are thinking of doing it there is downtime pain and swelling – but it’s worth it. Dr Sophie took so much care and called me every day afterwards to see if I was ok. Just wonderful service and amazing treatments that really work!. I’m now ready for the wedding – and my daughter approves.
The Cosmetic Skin Clinic
8 Devonshire Pl, Marylebone, London W1G 6HP, UK
https://www.cosmeticskinclinic.com
