A MUM has revealed that she spends around three hours applying her make-up – and rarely ever takes it off.
Just like , Maureen, 49, , despite sometimes waking up with an eye infection because of it.
The previously admitted that she also so she’s always “ready to go.”;
Dolly explained that she’s been doing this since the 1980s, particularly while living in , where the fear of meant she didn’t want to be caught off guard in an emergency.
Similarly, Maureen wears her makeup no matter what – even if it’s just to pop outside to the post box.
Appearing on TLC’s My Strange Addiction, Maureen, from , shared her daily routine.
She said: “The only time I take off my makeup is when I’m in the shower. I even in my makeup.
Sometimes when I wear my eyeliner to bed, I wake up and my eyes are stuck together. I guess I want to be glamorous 24-7.”;
Speaking to a doctor on the show, Maureen revealed that she sometimes has to “pry [her eyes] open”; in the morning and that they can occasionally appear bloodshot.
The doctor explained that this was a sign of inflammation and warned her it could lead to more serious eye problems.
“Mascara and eyeliner actually can cause pigmentation in the whites of the eyes. That’s permanent,”; the doctor cautioned.
Maureen also asked whether leaving makeup on her skin was ageing her.
The doctor explained: “There is some theory that if you leave makeup on long enough and it causes a low-grade chronic inflammation, that the chronic inflammation might accelerate ageing.”;
Her unusual habit has sparked mixed reactions on social media, with many viewers praising her natural beauty.
One person wrote: “She looks so much younger without makeup.”;
Another commented: “Actually, her skin and face is so pretty without the makeup.”;
Others, however, were baffled by her routine. One asked: “The rest I can vaguely understand.
But why does she sleep with it on?? That sounds so uncomfortable.”;
Meanwhile, a fourth added: “Three hours?! There’s no fricken way it should take that long.”;
