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Former Pussycat Doll opens up about facial surgery

Ex-Pussycat Doll Carmit Bachar has given a personal interview in which she discusses a facial deformity she was born with and the extensive surgery she has undergone to correct it.

Speaking to The Telegraph the former flame haired pop starlet revealed that she was born with a cleft palate and lip.

She gave details of the operations she underwent during childhood: “From the age of six months to 16, I had an operation every year to repair it. Basically I grew up in the hospital. Doctors would pull the skin between my lip and nose together and stitch it up.”

Bachar also recounted how during her time with American pop group the Pussycat Dolls she would use her past experiences to provide an inspiring message for their fans. She recalled what she would tell the audience after performing the band’s hit ‘Don’t Cha’:

“I’d say: 'You may not know, but I was born with a cleft palate and I have come from a place where I really felt unpretty. But I want you to know that everybody has something that makes you different, that’s what makes you special and unique.’ The crowd would go absolutely wild. It gives me shivers just thinking about it.”

Bachar left the Pussycat Dolls in 2008. 

Carmit Bachar is an ambassador of Operation Smile - a charity that helps children and young adults born with facial deformities.

 

 

 

 

Watch the Pussycat Dolls video 'Don't Cha' below: