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‘When I tasted it, I knew straight away that I liked it’
DEATHLY pale and with a craving for blood — Georgina is Australia’s real-life vampire.
While the likes of True Blood, The Vampire Diaries and Twilight have made the undead more popular than ever, for Brisbane-based make-up artist, Georgina Condon, vampires are far from fictional.
You see, not only does she have a fascination with these supernatural creatures, she is one.
Kind of.
“I suffer from a blood disorder called thalassaemia,” she explains. “Basically, it means that my white blood cells dominate my red cells, which can lead to anaemia and a lack of iron.
“Because the white cells dominate the red, my iron count is low, so the adding of red blood cells from red meat and — in my case — blood, helps with anaemia, so that could partly explain my craving. I’m no scientist, but it has always been a theory of mine.
The hallmarks don’t stop there. Preserving her pale complexion aside, living in sunny Brisbane has other consequences for the vampire — she burns in the sunlight.
“I don’t burst into flames in the sun!,” she laughs. “But I do suffer from a condition called solar dermatitis, which is an allergy to intense sunlight. I get a really itchy rash if I’m in strong sunlight.
DEATHLY pale and with a craving for blood — Georgina is Australia’s real-life vampire.
While the likes of True Blood, The Vampire Diaries and Twilight have made the undead more popular than ever, for Brisbane-based make-up artist, Georgina Condon, vampires are far from fictional.
You see, not only does she have a fascination with these supernatural creatures, she is one.
Kind of.
“I suffer from a blood disorder called thalassaemia,” she explains. “Basically, it means that my white blood cells dominate my red cells, which can lead to anaemia and a lack of iron.
“Because the white cells dominate the red, my iron count is low, so the adding of red blood cells from red meat and — in my case — blood, helps with anaemia, so that could partly explain my craving. I’m no scientist, but it has always been a theory of mine.
The hallmarks don’t stop there. Preserving her pale complexion aside, living in sunny Brisbane has other consequences for the vampire — she burns in the sunlight.
“I don’t burst into flames in the sun!,” she laughs. “But I do suffer from a condition called solar dermatitis, which is an allergy to intense sunlight. I get a really itchy rash if I’m in strong sunlight.
