Nicola McLean has bravely opened up about her struggle with weight-loss injections, revealing that she lied about her weight to obtain them, which resulted in her becoming seriously ill.
Nicola joins the likes of Stephen Fry and Holly Hagan in speaking out against these controversial treatments and their misleading promotion.The 42 year old former glamour model shared her long-standing battle with eating disorders and body image issues, admitting that she falsified her BMI to purchase weight loss injections, originally intended for type 2 diabetes patients.
Nicola is sharing her story to raise awareness about the potential dangers of these treatments and to caution others against seeking a "quick fix" often promised in deceptive social media ads.
She described how alarmingly "simple and easy" it was to get the medication.The I'm A Celebrity star, who has battled anorexia and bulimia since she was 11 and was later diagnosed with body dysmorphia, explained how she discovered the injections on Instagram and believed they were the "answer to all her prayers".
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