Yvie Jones

Yvie From ‘I’m A Celeb’ Has Delivered An Emotional Speech About Body Image & Fans Are Applauding Her

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I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! is in its finale week and there can only be one winner — but Gogglebox‘s Yvie Jones is already an absolute winner in our eyes.

In the most recent episode, the celebs participated in a weigh-in to see how much weight they’ve lost since jungle life which has included numerous physical challenges and limited food.

Each celeb was asked to guess how many kilos they think they dropped, but when it came to Yvie’s turn she decided to take a stand instead.

“I’ve had an eating disorder most of my life,” she said. “And I’ve grown up in a house where I was told one of the worst things to be was overweight.”

As she began to tear up, she said she couldn’t remember the last time she weighed herself.

“I wish we lived in a different world where what we looked like didn’t matter,” she continued. “I know a lot of people think they understand what it’s like, but unless you’ve had an overweight problem, you don’t know what it’s like to go through life and be judged solely on the weight that you are or the clothes that don’t fit you.”

Yvie went on to say she felt like she and her campmates had been doing so well in the jungle. “And now we celebrate how much weight that we’ve lost and somehow that is something to be proud of. And I don’t think it is something to be proud of,” she said, before asking that her number is taken away so she doesn’t know how much weight she’s lost.

Fans of the show were quick to applaud her:

Yvie, you’re an inspiration. 👏 👏👏