Love Island’s Shaughna Phillips opens up about her eating disorder: ‘I had a really bad week’

"I’ve accepted that what I was doing last week wasn’t healthy"

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by Lucy Smith |
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Trigger warning: mention of eating disorders.

Shaughna Phillips has taken to social media to address her eating disorder after a "bad week" led her to relapse.

Speaking about her past in a YouTube video, the former Love Islander told viewers, "In 2016, 2017, I had a really bad relationship with food. Essentially I did have an eating disorder.

"I got into some really, really bad habits, like terribly unhealthy. I would literally be happy if I could go as long as possible without eating, I’d feel like I’d accomplished something."

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Hannah Elizabeth and Jonathan Clark (2015): SPLIT

Remember when they, like, got engaged on the show? That one didn't quite last...

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Luis Morrison and Cally Jane Beech (2015): SPLIT

They had the first ever Love Island baby but in September 2018 they confirmed they'd split.

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Jordan Ring and Zoe Brown (2015): SPLIT

Absolutely DID NOT work IRL. Neeext.

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Jessica Hayes and Max Morley (2015): SPLIT

Still fancy Max in a huge way, not gonna lie.

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Katie Salmon and Adam Maxwell (2016): SPLIT

Adam claimed he was '100 percent single' shortly after leaving the villa and, um, that was that. #Kadam; gone but never forgotten.

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Rykard Jenkins and Rachel Fenton (2016): SPLIT

At least they lasted 18 months. Not bad going...

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Scott Thomas and Kady McDermott (2016): SPLIT

Scott and Kady managed a year before splitting in 2017.

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Nathan Massey and Cara de da Hoyde (2016): STILL TOGETHER

They've got their little Love Island baby and everything and are very much happily married.

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Malin Andersson and Terry Walsh (2016): SPLIT

He did date fellow Love Island-er Emma-Jane Woodhams eight months in actual real life before calling it a day. AH WELL.

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Gabby Allen and Marcel Somerville (2017): SPLIT

Gabby dumped Marcel after he was apparently caught cheating as they holidayed TOGETHER. Blimey.

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Jamie Jewitt and Camilla Thurlow (2017): STILL TOGETHER

An absolute success story of Love Island 2017, Jamie and Camilla and Jamie are still the CUTEST of couples.

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Sam Gowland and Georgia Harrison (2017): SPLIT

Sam seems to be doing alright for himself on Geordie Shore, so we don't think he's too gutted.

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Olivia Attwood and Chris Hughes (2017): SPLIT

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Alex Bowen and Olivia Buckland (2016): STILL TOGETHER

Alex and Olivia are married and literally as strong as ever. We like to live vicariously through them, to be honest.

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Tyla Carr and Jonny Mitchell (2017): SPLIT

Oh it was never gonna last, was it?

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Kem Cetinay and Amber Davies (2017): SPLIT

TheLove Island2017 winners split in December 2017; five months after the finale.

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Montana Brown and Alex Beattie (2017): SPLIT

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Dom Lever and Jess Shears (2017): STILL TOGETHER

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Sam Bird and Georgia Steel: SPLIT

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Zara McDermott and Adam Collard: SPLIT

Zara and Adam called it quits at the beginning of 2019.

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Megan Barton-Hanson and Wes Nelson: SPLIT

Megan and Wesdidmove in together, but announced their split in January 2019 following rumours Wes was getting close toDancing on Icepartner Vanessa Bauer. Uh oh.

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Josh Denzel and Kaz Crossley: SPLIT

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Samira Mighty and Frankie Foster: SPLIT

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Laura Anderson and Paul Knops: SPLIT

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Jack Fincham and Dani Dyer: SPLIT

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Maura Higgins and Curtis Pritchard: SPLIT

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Belle Hassan and Anton Danyluk

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Harley Brash and Chris Taylor

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Lucie Donlan and Joe Garratt: SPLIT

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Shaughna opened up about her mental health on her YouTube channel. ©YouTube @ShaughnaPhillips

The 26 year old explained that, at the time, she had become fixated on weighing herself and become "really, really skinny."

She recalled one occasion when she had been wearing a size six outfit that was too big.

‘Friends would say to me, 'There’s a problem, you’ve got a problem,' and I’d be like, 'No, I haven’t, I wish. I’m so big,'" she said.

Now, four years on, Shaughna told fans that she believed she had "fixed" herself by eating more and going to the gym.

She admitted, "I’ve never really thought back to that period of my life until now, when I started losing weight again.

"Last week was a really bad week."

Shaughna detailed how she'd been weighing herself everyday again, in an effort to tone up before lockdown restrictions relax.

But, she added, "The good news is that I've actually acknowledged that it's bad and I've accepted that what I was doing last week wasn't healthy.

"I won't be doing it [weighing herself] again," she finished.

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Shaughna showed fans her legs after the procedure. ©Instagram @shaughnaphillips

Shaughna explained to viewers that she was opening up about her experiences in an effort to raise awareness and let any girls that might be going through a similar time know that they aren't alone.

"I feel like it is my responsibility to explain how I'm not perfect and acknowledge it," she said.

In the past, Shaughna has opened up about procedures she's had on her body, including a breast uplift and liposuction on her legs as a result of her lipoedema (a condition that leaves her with built up fat cells in certain regions).

Speaking to The Sun about her legs, she told the publication, "My legs had been my biggest body hang up since I can remember."

Well, Shaughna, we think you always look 🔥.

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