Geordie Shore’s Zahida Allen reveals past battle with anorexia as a teen as she slams cruel trolls for saying she looks pregnant

ZAHIDA Allen has posted a moving message about her past as an anorexic model - as she hits back at trolls who've been asking her if she's pregnant.

The Geordie Shore star and former beauty queen wrote an extended post, alongside a side-by-side picture of herself as an 18-year-old model, and now as a more curvy 23-year-old.

The northern beauty, who joined Geordie Shore last year, insisted she is more than happy with her body - and also revealed she suffers from stomach and throat ulcers which can cause a swollen appearance.

She blasted: "I can't believe I am even posting this. But I feel like I have no choice...

"I am SICK of having to deal with people calling me pregnant.

"It's not nice to receive messages of random people saying 'how come you're always drinking if you are pregnant?'. When have I ever said I am?"

She added: "When I was younger I suffered from health issues, I was anorexic at one point and on the road to recovery I was bang into modelling where certain people told me I had to remain a certain size & it was slowly I started realised that it was wrong.

"On the left, that's me 18 years old, pale, unhealthy, my ribs sticking out.... The size I am currently, is the biggest I have ever been and tbh I am quite happy that I don't look like the image on the left anymore. I don't even recognise myself."

The telly personality, who claims cruel commenters have even been saying her boyfriend Sean Pratt is "too good for her", then added that she has an unfortunate medical problem she hasn't spoken about before.

She explained: "I have stomach swelling problems.

"I had ulcers in my stomach and oesophagus which still cause problems and I swell around my ribs and belly, I can't help it when that happens.

"But just because this happens why should I be forced to cover my stomach up? Why shouldn't I wear bikinis on holiday like any other normal 23 year old girl? Why am I too fat now?"

She added: "You don't know anything. Think before you speak!!"

Thanking the fans who have supported her and posted nice comments, the former model then paid tribute to her boyfriend Sean for making her "feel confident every time [she doesn't] feel good enough".

A week ago Zahida sparked engagement rumours when she was spotted wearing a sparkling ring on her wedding finger while at an airport with Sean.

Their relationship has survived her cheating on him with Scotty T, which led to a furious public row where the tattooed beefcake threw a drink over her.

But a make or break holiday to Ibiza in June seemed to cement their love for each other.

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