I’m sure I’m not alone when I say that it pisses me off when my body decides to develop a massive zit or coldsore before important events such as a party, a wedding or a work meeting.

I have a wedding to attend on Saturday with my partner and members of his family and low and behold I’ve developed a coldsore which thanks to Boots Dual Action Coldsore Lotion now looks like a Cornflake!!  Never mind that I have a beautiful dress and that I’m booked in for a spray tan tomorrow,  I’m sure that all that anyone will notice is my new friend, Mr Coldsore, which my partner has kindly named ‘George’.

Now I’m sure that anyone reading this will think this is pure vanity (I know my partner will), but can anyone honestly say that they’d be feeling at their best with a crusty scab round their mouth, particularly when they’re meeting people they’ve never met before.