Love Island's Georgia Townend recalls feeling 'fat and ugly' in promo shots in honest post

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Former Love Island contestant Georgia Townend has opened up about body confidence in an inspiring post on Instagram. The 29-year-old posted ahead of the brand new series of the reality show, marking a year since she appeared on the show in her swimwear.

Posting her promo shots on Twitter Georgia, from Essex, explained how she “felt fat” when posing for the photos, begging producers to wear a swimsuit rather than a bikini. “Nearly a whole year since this.

I very rarely talk about it because as soon as you do, someone starts yapping on about trying to stay relevant or clinging onto 15 mins. “The reason I’m posting this is because I’m currently sat in an airport knowing I’ll be in a bikini shortly and how that always fills me with dread. “And this day wasn’t any different.

I remember seeing my promo pic for the first time on my villa phone and thinking, ‘oh my god I look so fat and ugly, noone will pick me’." Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter .You can sign up at the top of the page. “I’ve put on weight since those pictures were taken and now I wish I looked like that, but at that time I thought I was fat.