Love Island Australia star Gabby McCarthy has revealed that she tried to get a breast reduction when she was younger, and responded to trolls who have body shamed her online.
Gabby took to Instagram during an AMA and answered a fan who asked her how she felt about comments on her social media suggesting that she should get a “breast reduction”.
“This triggers me SOOOOOO much. Any body comments trigger me so much,” she wrote.
“I tried to get a boob reduction from the ages 14-16 [because] I was so uncomfortable in my skin, constantly treated differently, sl*t shamed and always laughed at school for developing younger than everyone.”
Gabby explained that she struggled with an eating disorder in her teens because of her body image issues, but said that therapy helped her reach a place of self-acceptance and confidence.
“I was so sick growing up (mentally and physically). Please, please, please think before you ask / comment on my body. I’ve gone through a lot of therapy and worked on myself for years to finally get to a point where I absolutely LOVE my body and am confident in my own skin. So no, I won’t be changing my natural body.”
What Gabby learnt about herself on Love Island Australia
In a post-villa interview, Gabby told Chattr that her Love Island Australia experience was a huge learning curve.
“I think spending so much time with yourself and your thoughts and your emotions, my feelings, was like, wow. I have a lot to work on. Like, I have a lot of underlying things from my past or my childhood,” she said.
“I think I’ve really become a lot more self-aware since the experience, and obviously, like, I came out with so many best friends. I’m just so grateful and appreciative for all of it,” she added.
Gabby won over fans with her refreshingly honest approach and straight-talking attitude, making her a great option if Australia were to ever have an All-Stars season. So, would she consider making a return to the Love Island villa?
“I would definitely go back and do it all again,” she said.
Fingers crossed!
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