I suffered with body dysmorphia but now I’ve transformed my life, says Too Hot To Handle’s Tabitha Clifft
TOO Hot To Handle star Tabitha Clifft has revealed her terrifying health scare after she ended up in hospital for partying too hard.
The 22-year-old hit rock bottom as she was forced to spend 11 days on a drip after suffering "mentally and physically" with body dysmorphia.
Tabitha - who was a late arrival on series two of Too Hot To Handle - has opened up about her ordeal in 2019 in hopes it will help others.
Talking about her state of mind at the time, Tabitha, who has a new fitness brand , said: "I was insecure, anxious, was suffering with body dysmorphia and hated all the ‘omg you’re so skinny’ taunts.
"As well as this I was suffering from acne, IBS, was heavily reliant on pharmaceuticals for my migraines, stomach pains, heart burn, you name it!
"On top of that I was mindlessly popping contraception pills, throwing all my hormones out whack and furthering the damage I was doing to my microbiome.
"In addition to that I was partying every weekend, abusing my body and surrounding myself with people that didn’t care about my well-being."
Tabitha's life and health spiralled out of control.
She ended up in hospital with a severe kidney infection - and was scared into making life-changing decisions.
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"I lost even more weight and at this point was truly at rock bottom," she said.
";It was at this moment I realised I needed to change my entire approach to not just my health but my whole life.
"My home environment, relationships, social life, career, and spirituality all needed work. I started to find a passion in nutrition and using food as medicine, I came to realise that when I healed my gut, it healed about 98 per cent of my problems!"
She added: "Today, I am happy with the strength I have built in my body. I am even more happy with the strength I have built in my mind.
"I am IBS free, my skin is GLOWING and I am so f***ing full of spirit and rigour to continue this journey because I know it’s not over yet."
The model from London now works as a fitness instructor and qualified nutritionist,
She dated Chase DeMoor on the show but called it quits because of the long-distance between them.
And in an interesting turn of events, Tabitha was spotted with series winner Marvin Anthony in Malt.
They were exploring Portomaso and Valletta while enjoying visiting a number of restaurants.
It raised eyebrows because Marvin left the show dating Melinda Melrose.
