Rudolph” birthmark girl: Now I help others

SMILING CONNIE SHUNS CRUEL TAUNTS

- HELEN O'BRIEN

A GIRL cruelly dubbed Rudolph after being born with a bright red blemish on her nose is now helping raise awareness for a birthmark charity.

Connie Lloyd's parents were told her mark would fade over time, but as she got older it got larger and darker.

It was diagnosed as a benign tumour and removed when she was a toddler, leaving a scar.

Mum Zara Green said other kids still taunt her. But Connie, now 13, is using her experience to help others.