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Love Island's Malin Andersson has spoken out about her experiences with an eating disorder in a candid Instagram post.
She shared her story with her thousands of her followers in the hope to encourage them to have body confidence as well as urging them to open up about their struggles.
Malin shared a picture of her in a bikini, walking up a set of stairs, with the caption, "Each step I have taken to overcome my eating disorders have become a step to freedom."
"I’ve gone from taking my weighing scales to every destination I flew to when I was cabin crew (literally can you imagine how heavy my case was each time😩) trying to cover my cellulite with makeup (never worked).
"Always wearing a sarong when on holiday (even when super hot), sitting oddly so my cellulite would appear ‘less’ (even if I was uncomfortable), thinking lipo would be the way forward (it wasn’t)."
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1 of 9Series Two: Nathan Massey and Cara de la Hoyde
Nathan Massey and Cara de la Hoyde are the only Love Island winners to have remained together.Despite splitting for a number of months in 2017, the couple rekindled their romance when Cara discovered she was expecting the couple's first child.
2 of 9Series Two: Nathan Massey and Cara de la Hoyde
The couple later welcomed a baby boy called Freddie in December 2016. Sharing the happy news on social media, Nathan wrote, 'The day has finally come !!!! Myself and @cara_delahoyde have become parents to our beautiful baby boy !!! Massive hats off to Cara Who delivered our boy safely !!!!! #thenextchapter ud83dudc99ud83dudc76ud83cudffc[sic]In July 2018, Cara and Nathan announced they are now engaged with Nathan popping the question in the villa they first met.
3 of 9Series Two: Olivia Buckland and Alex Bowen
It took her a while, but Olivia Buckland finally found her man during Love Island season two. After leaving the villa together when they finished in second place behind Cara and Nathan, the couple haven't looked back!
4 of 9Series Two: Olivia Buckland and Alex Bowen
Just a few months after leaving the villa, Alex popped the question to Olivia during a romantic trip to New York. The couple married in a luxury ceremony in 2018, with parts of their wedding being shown on their very own TV show.
5 of 9Series Three: Dom Lever and Jess Shears
Despite the public thinking their relationship was just a 'joke', Jess Shears and Dom Lever have defied the odds and are one of the two couples still together from their series. Despite all of the drama with Jess and 'Muggy Mike', Dom proposed to his girlfriend in September 2016.
6 of 9Series Three: Dom Lever and Jess Shears
The couple have cashed in on promotional shoots together, appearances, and even got 'married' on Good Morning Britain on Valentine's Day. Despite the 'fake wedding', Jess and Dom then tied the knot for real in 2018, when they married at a private ceremony on the Greek island of Mykonos. In October 2019, they welcomed a child together.
7 of 9Series Three: Jamie Jewitt and Camilla Thurlow
The nation fell in love with Prince Harry's ex-girlfriend Camilla Thurlow in 2017. And, after she had her heart broken by a number of different men in the villa, model Jamie Jewitt arrived and swept Camilla off her feet.After enjoying time together outside of the show and meeting each other's families, the couple are living happily ever after.
8 of 9Series Three: Jamie Jewitt and Camilla Thurlow
The loved up couple have since traveled the world together on charity missions... can they get any better?
9 of 9Series Four: Tommy Fury and Molly May Hague
The king and queen of Love Island 2019 are still loved up. While Molly Mae is living it up as a brand ambassador for PrettyLittleThing, Tommy's days are filled with training as well as being a brand ambassador for Boohoo Man.
She added, "eating 800 calories day just to binge eat (it had the worst impact on my mental health)..... to posting RAW images of myself showing you guys self love is possible. What a journey of self-discovery. It’s such a beautiful feeling.
"For anyone that is struggling with their body confidence, remember you’ve got this. Keep going. Don’t give up, it took me 5 years and I’ve come out much more strong in many ways ❤️."
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Malin's latest posts comes after she shared a harrowing photo of bruises on her arm and opened up about violent relationships in order to raise awareness for National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
It is not known when the photo was taken or who caused the bruises.
She wrote, “TRIGGER WARNING So I wanted to share this post with you all as it’s NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH. It’s all a bit raw for me but I wanted to raise awareness for domestic abuse.
“I just want to post traits and warning signs so you can recognise them before it's too late. I will open up fully and share my story once I come to terms with it all and I hope you understand.
“Domestic violence affects millions, both women and men, of every race, religion, culture and status. It's not just punches and black eyes; it's yelling, humiliation, stalking, manipulation, coercion, threats and isolation.
“It's stealing a paycheck, keeping tabs online, non-stop texting, constant use of the silent treatment, or calling someone stupid so often they believe it."