Love Island's Jessie Wynter 'overwhelming' health diagnosis: 'It terrified me'
26.01.2024 - 15:34
/ ok.co.uk
Love Island star Jessie Wynter has opened up about her "overwhelming" health diagnosis which was discovered after a battle with body dysmorphia. Jessie, 27, made her TV debut back in 2019 when she starred in the Love Island Australia spin-off series before taking another shot at finding the one on the UK winter series of the hit ITV dating show in 2023.
She entered the Love Island villa for the second time as a bombshell and quickly "fell in love" with Will Young, finishing the show in fifth place and a year later, they're stronger than ever. But before shooting to fame, Jessie faced her own battles and was diagnosed with body dysmorphia which led to a diagnosis of ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder).
Speaking exclusively to OK! from her Australian home, Jessie shared: "I got psychiatric help for body dysmorphia and then I got a diagnosis of ADHA, so I think it all fell into the one category - the body fixation." Receiving the diagnosis Jessie said: "It did make a lot of sense, but it was very overwhelming. "Honestly, I was terrified at the start because I felt like 'Oh, this is how I'm going to be forever' and it's not just like a one-stop fix - this is actually how my brain works.
"But then after a long time, processing that, it almost felt like someone was telling me exactly why my brain thinks the way it does, which is a bit of a relief. "I think you can kind of understand what's going on inside your head, so I can put myself in environments that suit me, so that's what I've done since." The ADHD diagnosis came after Jessie underwent a "secret" breast augmentation at the age of 19 and was then diagnosed with body dysmorphia.
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