Woman with 'lazy' eye defies bullies who tease her – and wants to become model

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beauty therapy qualification and works part-time as a shot girl at a nightclub.Young, having fun and ambitious – it is not anything out of the ordinary.But after she joined TikTok for a bit of fun, the lass from Pembrokeshire, Wales, has quickly become an internet sensation – all thanks to her left eye.The stunning beauty has an ‘eye turn’, also known as strabismus, which has made her about 80% blind in her left, with her right side working in overdrive so she can see.After refusing to wear glasses from when she was first diagnosed at the age of four, Elley’s turn has progressively gotten more prominent over the years.But, the teen has shown that just because she has a ‘visual insecurity’ it does not mean she cannot be confident and love herself.Although she's been the target of bullies and trolls throughout her life, Elley has racked up a huge 211,000 TikTok followers and become an influencer in her own right.In an exclusive interview with the Daily Star, she opened up about learning to accept her eye turn and hopes to become a model in the future.She explained: “The turn happened around the age of four, my parents just noticed my eye starting to get lazy, it was mostly when I was tired, it was noticed more.“The same occurred with my older brother, he had the same, but he wore his glasses, he liked them, whereas I didn’t, his turn now is pretty much straight.“I have people turn and look the way my eye is facing because they aren’t sure if I’m talking to them or the person next to them, it does get challenging.“That’s my only reason for regretting not wearing glasses.”However, Elley’s differences help her to stand out on social media – where she can showcase her talented makeup skills.The teen admitted: “I started TikTok.