Curtis Pritchard Discusses The Body Shaming He Faced Following Love Island

The reality star says he wouldn't wish body-shaming on anyone.

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by Bonnie McLaren |
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Curtis Pritchard has discussed the body shaming he encountered following Love Island, after he put on weight during the show. Since leaving the villa with this then-girlfriend Maura Higgins, along with appearing on the BBC's The Greatest Dancer, Curtis became the face of WeightWatchers and is open about the fact he has lost weight.

'I’ve always been focused on my diet and body,' the reality star told Metro.co.uk. 'I haven’t always been focused on it in the correct way, that was the problem. And then going into Love Island, putting on a lot of weight and coming out again and being fat-shamed, it was really the perfect time to become an ambassador for Weight Watchers and join the family.'

He added how hurtful it was to see negative comments about his body on the internet. 'On a truthful note it isn’t nice to say something nasty about someone. It isn’t nice to do and be on the receiving end,' the reality star added. 'But you know what, look at me now.'

Curtis also credits the trolls with letting him now feel more 'confident' in himself. 'I’m so positive and confident in how I look and feel now, I thank them for what they did because they really made you focus and this relationship came together with Weight Watchers,' he said. 'I’m an ambassador and part of the family now so I can only say thank you to them because it changed the way I am. But obviously it’s not nice when that stuff happens and I would never wish that on anyone.'

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