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Masterchef Star Alice ‘My Private Battle with Pain’

She’s a former MasterChef NZ star and successful pastry chef who’s worked at leading restaurants in Auckland and Queenstown. But a few years ago, Alice Taylor suffered from such severe endometriosis, she was barely able to eat the creations she cooked.

“If I had certain foods, I’d have a painful flare-up, which could put me out of action for days,” says Alice.

The 24-year-old – whose first cookbook, is on shelves Wednesday – began suffering from endometriosis when she was 14. The

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