PROM was extra special for one teen who went from being bullied to finding the confidence to go to her school prom as her favourite movie star.
Alice Mellichap, age 16, arrived in style at Christopher Whitehead Language College's prom in a vintage Tiffany blue car dressed like iconic actress Audrey Hepburn.
It was a tearful moment for mum Selina Mellichap who has seen Alice thrive at Chrissies after being bullied at a school in Birmingham.
She said: "Alice is quite unique and she used to get bullied for her uniqueness."
But at Friday's prom, the teen said she felt like "a million pounds" as her friends complimented her attire throughout the night.
She moved to Worcester seven months ago and her confidence had been knocked by name-calling.
Her mum said Alice was depressed and her grades were slipping.
Mrs Mellichap, from Rushwick, said she felt like her daughter hit "rock bottom".
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Mrs Mellichap said her daughter has been able to make friends at Christopher Whitehead and pull her grades back up with exciting plans for her future.
"She has never been someone to follow the crowd," said Mrs Mellichap.
"She didn't really want any of the glam stuff but she adores Audrey Hepburn and Marilyn Monroe.
"Her style is quite hippy and she doesn't really dress like the other kids."
Alice's dress was picked off the shelf at a boutique and kind strangers let her borrow their vintage car from the 1960s.
Her mum said everything came together very easily.
"It was a proud moment for her at prom.
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"To see my child so down and depressed and falling behind at school, to then become a grade A student again and also go to sixth form.
"This year she has been able to turn her life around," she added.
"She told me she wants to be an animator.
"She suffered from anxiety, so she always finds comfort in drawing.
"She is very very talented with her art, Alice isn't like most teenagers.
"She didn't really care what anyone else thought."
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