BBC documentary Transitioning Teens presenter Charlie Craggs opens up on her own journey

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Growing up transgender, Charlie Craggs, 28, became suicidal. Here she shares her journey to becoming the woman she always knew she was in her own words...

Swallowing down my first hormone pill with a glass of pink champagne, I felt a huge sense of elation and gratitude. At 23, I’d been on an emotional life-long journey to reach this celebratory milestone.

I was four years old when I first told my mum that I wished I was a girl, and every night I prayed I’d wake up as one. If there was a dress-up box I’d always reach for the girls’ outfits.

I’d put tights on my head as I thought it was like having hair, I liked playing with dolls and all my friends were girls. But it wasn’t until 10 years later, watching transgender reality star Nadia Almada.