"I was bullied for my albinism but I've embraced it - I'll never dye my white hair"
Credit: SWNS / Kristina Venning Rose
A woman with albinism who was bullied because she 'didn't have brown hair' - is now proud of her condition and will never dye her white hair as it's 'part of her identity'.
Kristina Venning Rose, 47, was born with albinism - meaning her body produces no pigment.
This gave her white hair, white skin and violet eyes - leaving her visually impaired - and she is the only person in her family to have the condition.
Kristina grew up being bullied for looking different - and says mean school kids would exclude her and force her to stare into the sun despite her light-sensitive eyes.
She began dying her hair darker - but stopped as she grew fed up of being ashamed of who she was.
A woman with albinism who was bullied because she 'didn't have brown hair' - is now proud of her condition and will never dye her white hair as it's 'part of her identity'.
Kristina Venning Rose, 47, was born with albinism - meaning her body produces no pigment.
This gave her white hair, white skin and violet eyes - leaving her visually impaired - and she is the only person in her family to have the condition.
Kristina grew up being bullied for looking different - and says mean school kids would exclude her and force her to stare into the sun despite her light-sensitive eyes.
She began dying her hair darker - but stopped as she grew fed up of being ashamed of who she was.
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00:30It's a common belief that people think all people with albinism have red eyes.
00:35Nobody with albinism actually has red eyes.
00:38Some people, like myself, we can appear to have pink or purply coloured eyes.