A BRAVE businesswoman has admitted she is feeling the cold after having her waist-length hair shaved to the bone to make wigs for poorly youngsters.

Ruth Bradshaw, who lives in Great Horkesley, had the drastic trim ahead of her 40th birthday in January, where she plans to celebrate with a wig party.

Mrs Bradshaw said: "I have thought about doing something like this for years and I mentioned to my husband I wanted a wig party, and he said it would not be doable with the amount of her I had.

"We got married last year so I did not want to be a bald bride, so I decided now would be as good as time as any to try it.

"It is pretty cold, and I'll admit I have been wearing hats even in the house since I had it done."

Mrs Bradshaw, who runs a digital marketing company, has raised more than £1,700 for the Little Princess Trust and will be donating the hair to the charity so it can be made into wigs for youngsters who lose their hair due to illness.

She said: "I have been affected a lot by people I know having cancer, and although not all of them have lost their hair, some of them have and have had to wear wigs.

"For children to have to go through that must be absolutely awful.

"It seems like a really nice charity to support."

To donate to the cause visit justgiving.com/fundraising/Ruth-Bradshaw1