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Embarrassing Bodies: There’s no shame…

13 Sep 11:30am

Filed under: Bodies, Culture, Embarrassing Bodies, Reality Television, Reality Tv, Society, Television

Adele was born intersex; not quite female and not quite male. Her parents decided to raise her as a boy and she was given testosterone so she’d develop male characteristics.

She did – including male pattern baldness. Later, when she realised she felt more female than male, she had dodgy cheap hair implants put in to cover her sparse hair. She also had buttock implants done to create a more feminine silhouette.

It all went wrong. One buttock implant ruptured, causing her immense pain. Her hair looked like elephantine bristles, sparse tufts coming from scar tissue.

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kitteh says:

05:53pm | 13/09/12

I’ve seen several episodes of the show and I honestly can’t say that this one falls under the same banner as most reality TV. For one thing, there is a good deal of relevant, practical and well-researched (I work in the field, so feel at least somewhat qualified to comment… Read more »
TChong says:

04:31pm | 13/09/12

The turtle neck - because he is probaly a jazz fan,( but only if he was sporting a black beret) or a lefty academic. The helmet - for when he rides his pushbike, or has to face fast bowlers.on a deteriorating pitch. See, mystery solved.! Read more »

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