An ex-tanning addict who started using sunbeds aged 15 is warning Gen Z of the dangers of sun-kissed skin after getting skin cancer twice.
Lisa Costello, 43, got hooked on tanning booths from a young age and spent her mid-20s going to top her tan two to three times a week.
It was only when she lost her dad, Geoff, 59, to melanoma that she stopped using them.
But it was too little too late for the driving instructor who was diagnosed with skin cancer twice herself – in 2018 and 2021.
Now she’s “terrified” for the younger generation who she says are being “brainwashed” on TikTok with people advertising products – like creams and nasal sprays – which burn the skin faster.
Lisa, from Colchester, said: “I was addicted to being tanned.
“The moment I didn’t have it on I felt ill.
“It’s a death sentence.
“Think about your future…