When Annette’s husband contacted me to arrange her photoshoot at Christmas, I was truly touched. He explained how she was hard on herself and he just wanted her to see herself as he did! She may appear confident to most people, but Annette had a lot of insecurities and was so self critical.

We had lots of fun during her photoshoot, but it was at her viewing that I really saw a change in Annette’s eyes. I’m so delighted that she finally realises she is beautiful and can do anything she sets her mind to.

“My husband bought me the photoshoot as a Christmas present to give me some confidence and to help me see myself how he sees me.

“I lacked so much confidence in my body”

I can come across as being confident and in control, but I am not underneath. I lacked so much confidence in my body and in my abilities.

For all sorts of reasons, I have always held onto the feeling of not being good enough. I am a mother of 3 children aged 29, 18 and 17 - I had my 1st child at 16.

“Life has dealt me some blows over the years”

Life has dealt me some blows over the years which have really knocked my confidence and how I see myself.

I was nervous but excited before my shoot and on the day, I had a really bad back that I sustained in a fall and nearly cancelled, but I'm so glad I didn't. As soon as I arrived, Danielle, Jon and Charlotte put me completely at ease.

“I was on a high for days afterwards”

I loved having my hair and make up done and the shoot itself was amazing. I was on a high for days afterwards.

When I viewed my photos I absolutely loved them, I cried when I had seen them all. My husband had been right all these years... I am beautiful!

I now have so much more confidence in my body, in how I look and generally in myself. I cannot wait to have my photos to remind me of the beautiful person that I am everyday.

“I think I finally believe my husband”

I think I finally believe my husband of nearly 27 years when he tells me I am beautiful.” Annette