‘I have a rare syndrome – and doing makeup with my daughter has helped my confidence’

Their transformations into beloved Disney characters have won them hundreds of thousands of fans around the world and it’s hard to imagine that one half of the mom-and-daughter duo had to take a huge leap of faith to appear on screen.

That’s because half of Joanne Tronconi’s face, lips, neck and right arm appear to be severely bruised and swollen.

She has a rare condition called Klippel-Trenaunay (KT) Weber syndrome, which affects the development of blood vessels and soft tissues such as skin and muscles, and bones.