‘I've gone 161 days without fake tan' says RTE star as she reveals ‘savage' reason she embraced her ‘pale girl' skin
RTE star Roz Purcell has revealed the "savage" reason she decided to quit using fake tan for over 161 days.
The 2FM
star
, who won
Ireland
in 2010, has told how she was "a little bit addicted" to
tanning
herself.
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Roz Purcell has opened up on her fake tan journey
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Roz has gone without fake tan for over 161 days
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Roz admitted she may have been a 'little bit addicted' to tanning
The 34-year-old told followers: "I know it may not seem like a big deal. But, I have been addicted since the age of 14.
"That is 20 years of not being able to leave the house without fake tan."
The popular presenter then shared an example of one of her "orange moments".
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The Irish model then showed a picture of herself after winning Miss Universe Ireland and added: "One of the headlines at the time said, 'Orange you glad she won'.
"That is absolutely savage."
Rozanna explained how she managed to go completely "cold
turkey
" on using fake tan.
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When it came to answering the question of, "Will she ever wear tan again?", Rozanna simply replied: "I actually don't think so. I can't even believe those words are coming out of my mouth."
The Irish star urged her fans to try and "ditch the fake tan", especially if they feel they are "very reliant on it".
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The author then "challenged" her followers to just try and go to "one event, without fake tan".
She encouraged: "I promised you, your pale skin is not as bad as you think, it's very
nice
and it's totally in, so give it a go."
Rozanna penned in her caption: "I HATED my skin before I challenged myself to stop wearing fake tan & now I kind of love Pale skin, It's actually very striking & way less maintenance.
"Think I'll see through the
summer
as a pale girly!!!"
'A VIBE'
Rozanna's fans all raced to the comment section to react to the star's new beauty move.
Julia wrote: "I love the natural, pale tone of Irish skin. It photograph absolutely beautifully! So good to see you are embracing it!"
Fae said: "It's so sad that society makes us believe our natural beauty is not beautiful."
Dan added: "I hate when my wife wears tan. I think her natural pale skin is flawless."
Molly remarked: "From one pale
queen
to another so proud of you hehe."
And Katie swooned: "WOW pale Roz is a vibe!!"
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