Sexy maybe, but wearing towering heels is a look that could be playing havoc with your feet

So, I know I’m not going to be popular, especially as the weekend is nearly here, but I’ve got a warning for you, and it’s one your feet will be thanking me for.

Yes, they might make your legs look endless, but trust me, orthopaedic surgeons are busier than ever thanks to everyone tottering around on towering heels.

I’ve seen some truly horrific ankle injuries caused by mixing alcohol and unsuitable footwear. “Going over” on a heel can leave you with extremely messy ankle fractures.

With no single clean break, they often require complex pinning operations that never fully restore normal use – and cause osteoarthritis in later life.

Our bodies come with a wide array of early warning and damage protection mechanisms, pain being the most obvious.

If something hurts, then it’s best to stop. Yet 42 per cent of women admit they will happily endure pain to wear a pair of killer heels.

The best-known foot problem is probably the bunion. It happens when the big toe becomes excessively angled towards the second, and once it starts, the problem tends to get progressively worse.

The jury is still out on whether high heels actually cause bunions as we know there’s a genetic component involved, but high heels certainly exacerbate them.

Now, I appreciate that telling women not to wear heels is about as effective as telling children not to eat sweets, but I won’t sleep easy unless I’ve warned you.