EXCLUSIVE: Love Island star Jessie Wynter speaks to OK! about her experience with an eating disorder and the pressure she felt last year after leaving the show
Since leaving the Love Island villa last year, Jessie Wynter has used her platform to speak up about a whole host of important topics, including her experience of an eating disorder. Something she first experienced during her teenage years, the 27 year old admits that it’s taken her almost a decade to come to terms with what she’s been through as she opens up to OK!.
For Jessie, the turning point came when she realised how much her eating disorder was taking away from other areas of her life. When she was missing out on social events and turned down spending time with loved ones, she knew she had to change. Having started her road to recovery eight months before heading onto Love Island Australia in 2018, the TV personality admits that the journey hasn’t been an easy process. Following her stint on Love Island UK in 2023, Jessie experienced a small relapse.
Though Jessie still has days where she sees herself through a “negative lens”, the Love Islander tells us that during those moments she reminds herself that her physique is not worth her mental health, and encourages anyone who’s currently experiencing an eating disorder to seek help. “I used to go out and drink and party, but now I’m a bit more cautious and won’t have as many drinks out of the house. I don't really like going out partying without my boyfriend anymore because he was actually there to help me throughout that period,” Jessie explains. “It does give me a lot of anxiety. It's not just anxiety for myself, it's for other people.”
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