A woman whose face caught fire after pub heater exploded on her birthday has become an influencer after sharing her healing process online.April Charlesworth, 30,  from Sudbury, Suffolk was celebrating her 28th birthday when the freak accident left her with injuries so severe, she had to be induced into a coma.   Despite the set back, she’s now a successful influencer working with brands like and  racking up 30,000 followers on Instagram and .While she now shares stunning selfies of her day-to-day life, at first her confidence was destroyed she taped up the mirrors in her house as she feared her own reflection. Inspired by her nine-year-old son, Franklin, April, who works as a hairdresser, has been on a journey of self-acceptance, and is now more confident than ever. April Charlesworth, 30, from Sudbury, Suffolk was celebrating her 28th birthday when the freak accident left her with injuries so severe, she had to be induced into a coma’After the accident, I felt so horrible that I couldn’t look in mirrors for months, so my mum taped them up for me,’ she said.’My self-confidence was completely destroyed.’I wouldn’t leave the house for ages, only going outside if it was for my son.’I still struggle to this day with the appearance of the scars; there’s still days when I hate looking at them – but I deal with it a lot better now.’I’m not ashamed of them anymore and wear them with pride.”I was open about what happened to me as soon as I came out of hospital, I wanted people to see the dangers of playing with fire so I went on social media to share my photos. Despite the set back, she’s now a successful influencer working with brands like Boohoo and racking up 30,000 followers on Instagram and TikTok (pictured now) While she now shares stunning selfies of her day-to-day life, at first her confidence was destroyed she taped up the mirrors in her house as she feared her own reflection’It also makes me feel like people know what to expect if they see me in real life, if I’ve already shown it online first.’Social media has really helped, the amount of people who are so supportive.’I shared my story to help others going through some sort of trauma.’At first it was strange; I felt really vulnerable but then it felt nice that people cared so much and wanted to know how well I was doing.’I’ve had so many people message me and ask how to deal with things and it’s made me feel amazing that I’m able to help people.’I’ve had not many negative comments apart from the occasional one of on TikTok but nothing that’s really effected me – I can’t even remember what they said.’ Inspired by her nine-year-old son, Franklin, April, who works as a hairdresser, has been on a journey of self-acceptance, and is now more confident than ever (pictured in hospital)  April is also an ambassador for Boohoo and ‘absolutely loves it’ Inspired by her nine-year-old son, Franklin, April, who works as a hairdresser, has been on a journey of self-acceptance, and is now more confident than everApril is also an ambassador for Boohoo and ‘absolutely loves it’.She added: ‘I feel awkward making videos but I also really enjoy it and definitely enjoy the monthly clothes.’I would say to anybody experiencing burns, no matter how hard it seems now, I promise it gets better.’The amount of stuff doctors can do now is incredible.’I wanted to end my life but I’m now happy again and know life is always worth living no matter how it feels at the time.’The accident took place in April 2021, after one of April’s birthday guests tossed ethanol on a heater. The accident took place in April 2021, after one of April’s birthday guests tossed ethanol on a heater, she is pictured in recovery April was rushed to a hospital but unfortunately it did not have a burns unit so she was put into an induced coma for four days, and sent to Queen Victoria hospital in Kent, where she remained for months April is seen in hospital recovering from her injuriesIt subsequently exploded with April’s ‘face on fire’.April said: ‘We were told it was only to be touched by the sober member of our party, who was in charge.’One of the guests decided it was a good idea to pour ethanol into the fire.’The bottle exploded and the flames hit me and my cousin.’It was so scary, I thought my life was over.’I just remember wanting to get my coat off and realising that my whole face was on fire.’ April spent months in hospital recovering April’s journey to recovery has involved surgery every six weeks for the past year, including laser surgery to reduce the appearance of her scarsApril was rushed to a hospital but unfortunately it did not have a burns unit so she was put into an induced coma for four days, and sent to Queen Victoria hospital in Kent, where she remained for months.Her mum, Amanda, 53, remained by her side ‘every step of the way’.April’s journey to recovery has involved surgery every six weeks for the past year, including laser surgery to reduce the appearance of her scars.April said: ‘The healing process started as soon as I woke from the coma.’I ended up with third degree burns to my face, hands, chest and arms.’My son isn’t phased by my scars so that really helps and I’m actually more confident without make-up now than I was before the fire.