'The World's Ugliest Woman' Mary Ann Bevan made freak show sacrifice for her kids
Victorian freak show star Mary Ann Bevan toured the globe as the ‘the ugliest woman on Earth’ - but really she was ‘the world’s BEST mum’.
The London-born nurse suffered from acromegaly, a disorder that causes the body to create too much growth hormone - and after her husband died was left destitute trying to support their four kids.
Prior to the onset of the devastating condition, she was very pretty, and had a successful career working in some of the City’s hospitals.