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Caroline Cossey (originally Barry Kenneth Cossey, born 1954) is an actress and model.
She was born in Brooke, Norfolk, with the XXXY chromosome pattern, a variant of Klinefelter's syndrome, and raised as male, but suffered bullying in her childhood because of her feminine appearance.
Cossey started transitioning after befriending a post-operative trans woman.[1] By 17, Cossey was receiving hormone therapy, living full-time in a female gender role and had begun a career as a showgirl at a London nightclub.[1] Despite initial shock, Cossey's parents were eventually supportive.[2] Following breast augmentation surgery, Cossey worked as a showgirl in Paris and as a topless dancer in Rome to save up for sex reassignment surgery (SRS). After years of hormonal and psychological treatment, and legally changing her name, Cossey had her final surgery on 31 December 1974 at Charing Cross Hospital, London.[2]
