8 out of 10 social media users are ‘unhappy with their looks’.
After a botched nose job, the reality TV star told MPs he was left in “the depths of despair” and struggled with bodily dysmorphia.
He also believes that young children should be trained from an early age not to accept the photographs and lifestyles they see on social media platforms like Instagram.
“The amount of times you see someone and they’ve been altered — you don’t really know what’s real any longer,” Charlie, 36, who quit The Only Way is Essex in 2017, said.
When we think of the Kardashian lifestyle, we think of that aspirational world where you can make a lot of money and look great.
But let’s be honest: that’s a one-of-a-kind situation that the average person will never experience.”
It occurred after a health committee poll of 1,544 social media users indicated that 80% of respondents believe their appearance is harming their mental health.
And 71% stated their body image made them less happy in life.
