pimg src=http://radaronline.com/sites/radaronline.com/files/imagecache/236x236/Debbie-Hanson-deformity.jpg //ppa href=http://radaronline.com/category/tags/staffbBy Radar Staff/b/a/p pIn the superficial, looks obsessed, cosmetic surgery world we live in today it is heartwarming to know that sometimes, just sometimes, a person's inner beauty can really shine through./p pA severely facially disfigured woman has told of how she found love against all the odds, going on to marry her true Prince Charming./p pa target=_blank href=http://radaronline.com/photos/image/118722/2011/03/25-celeb-couples-wed-seePHOTOS: Couples We?d Like To See!/a/p pbDebbie Hanson/b was born with a congenital condition where the top of her jaw and eyebrows had not formed properly in the womb. She is blind in her left eye and severely short-sighted in the right./p pGrowing-up she was concerned that she would never be in a romantic relationship because of how she looked but conversations over the phone with a work associate blossomed and led to her finding her soul mate./p pa target=_blank href=http://radaronline.com/photos/image/112284/2011/02/photos-stars-without-makeupPHOTOS: Stars Without Make-up /a/p pDebbie worked at her local job center when she was 18 and would sometimes speak to a man that worked in the council's housing department. Her chats with bLee Hanson/b, started out purely about work but would soon lead to them laughing and flirting on the line./p pThe brunette was happy to eventually meet face-to-face when Lee invited her out on a date but she felt the need to forewarn him about her disfigurement./p pa target=_blank href=http://radaronline.com/photos/image/106690/2010/12/photos-stars-who-look-alikePHOTOS: Stars Who Look Like Other Stars /a/p pI've had surgery on my face. I don't look like everyone else, she told Lee. But he was not put off and his response was: So what?/p pLee had splashed out on a new Chanel aftershave especially for their first date but was not aware that Debbie did not have any sense of smell./p pa target=_blank href=http://radaronline.com/photos/image/97249/2010/11/-stars-then-nowPHOTOS: A-Listers Before They Were Stars/a/p pThe pair soon fell in love and after three weeks he told her that he thought they should get married. They tied the knot in May 1989./p pThey've raised two children together; bBecky/b, 18, andb Josh/b, 14, and Debbie is happy that she took a chance on love and did not let her disability stand in her way./p pa target=_blank href=http://radaronline.com/photos/image/67559/2010/05/hollywoods-hot-totsPHOTOS: Cutest Celebrity Kids /a/p pBut life has not always been easy for Debbie who was mercilessly teased at school while growing up in Birmingham, England. Hey, Miss Piggy, did your face melt in a fire? a boy shouted at her once, she recalls./p pShe endured a 12-hour operation and three months in hospital soon after she started high school where doctors tried to mould a nose for her through a bone graft./p pDebbie is now an advocate for other people with disfigurements and says she has proved people wrong who said she would never make anything of her life./p pbRELATED STORIES:/b/p pa target=_blank href=http://radaronline.com/photos/image/41358/2010/01/celebrity-plastiPHOTOS: Plastic Surgery Disasters/a/p pa target=_blank href=http://radaronline.com/photos/image/63828/2010/05/fox-gallery-model-momsPHOTOS: Model Moms/a/p pa target=_blank href=http://radaronline.com/photos/image/112454PHOTOS: Stars Who've Tattoo'd Their Love/a/p

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