Clayton Echard Says He Was 'Kind of Scared' About How He Would Appear on TV Due to Body Dysmorphia
31.01.2022 - 23:31
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Clayton Echard is opening up about his battle with body dysmorphia.
The 28-year-old sales representative and former football player was a guest on Talking It Out With Bachelor Nation, where he shared that he was nervous about how he would appear on TV due to his body image struggles.
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On during the latest episode of the dating show, Clayton said that he “hated” himself as a kid after being teased for his appearance. These insecurities continued through his journey on The Bachelor.
“How am I going to look on camera? I remember that was a big thought I had. The camera adds 10 pounds. How am I going to look on camera when this plays back?” Clayton told podcast hosts Mike Johnson and Bryan Abasolo. “I’ll be honest with you, I was kind of scared. Well, here we’re going to find out right now how I look on camera. I had no idea. I was afraid it was going to put me in a little dark spiral. I’m like, ‘You look fat. There you go. You look fat on camera.’”
He also addressed fans who questioned why he decided to go shirtless on the show, asking, “If he doesn’t want to show his body off, why is he doing it now?”
“I’m at a better place where I’m OK with it now because I’ve had enough people say, ‘Hey, you look like you’re in good shape,’” he explained. “But all it takes is three comments back-to-back-to-back to say, ‘You look kind of fat.’ That’s all it takes. All of sudden, it puts you right back into that negative mindset. That’s kind of the power of body dysmorphia; the fear of it is you never truly get rid of it.”
While Clayton said that he knows body dysmorphia is something he’ll need to work on consistently, he has been able to “get it under control in some realms” through diet and exercise.
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