'I was horrendously trolled when I was on I'm A Celebrity'

Comments about Kelly Brook's weight in the jungle have brought back painful memories for Nicola McLean

- ZARA ZUBEIDI

When Kelly Brook signed up for I'm A Celeb, she was looking forward to the experience changing her “whole outlook on life”. But sadly, the focus was on her appearance as she landed in Australia last month, with vile trolls suggesting she might have been going into the jungle to lose weight.

One person quipped, “Must have booked extra seats on the plane.”

Kelly's awful experience is all too familiar for former glamour model Nicola McLean, who was also trolled for her looks when she headed Down Under in 2008.

“When I was in the jungle, I was horrendously trolled because of my massive implants. You can’t win as a woman,” says Nicola.

“Even before Kelly went in, she felt she had to explain why she doesn't look the same as she did in her 20s and reference her size, which is sad in itself.”

Nicola, 44, has been open about suffering with eating disorders throughout her life, having battled bulimia from the age of 11 as well as anorexia and body dysmorphia.

The mum of two has told fans she’s trying to remember she's “more than a number” on the scales and, earlier this year, admitted she lied to get weight-loss jabs.