Love Island’s Zachariah Noble reveals he was body shamed by cruel trolls after ‘letting himself go’ in the villa: ‘It’s shocked me how much it’s come up’
Love Island’s Zachariah Noble reveals he was shamed by vicious trolls after ‘letting himself go’ in the villa: ‘I’m shocked how much it’s been brought up’
Zachariah Noble has revealed that he was shamed by vicious trolls after letting himself go in the Love Island mansion.
The reality star, 26, said he doesn’t have the “genetic gift” to be able to eat whatever he wants without gaining any weight.
Speak on FUBAR Radios Access to all areasZachariah shared how he feels male body shaming is not taken as seriously as female body shaming.
He said, “I feel like I struggled a little bit with my mental health while I was there because I’m one of those people who if I can’t exercise or eat a certain way, my body reflects that.”
‘Because I wasn’t able to do that usual routine, I felt I was slowly letting myself go. I got a lot of nice comments, but a lot of the hate I got was also about my body and the way I looked.
Interview: Zachariah Noble has revealed he was shamed by vicious trolls after ‘letting himself go’ at the Love Island mansion
Body image: The reality star, 26, said he doesn’t have the ‘genetic gift’ to be able to eat whatever he wants without gaining any weight (pictured with Molly Marsh)
‘I’m not one of those people with the genetic gift to be able to eat what I want and always look good. I need a certain routine. The way I look is literally a reflection of my lifestyle.’
Zachariah, who is now in a relationship with Molly Marsh, believes men don’t talk enough about their body issues.
He continued, “The whole body-shaming thing has really shocked me how much it comes up. It’s crazy. I feel like if you’re shaming women for example, it’s shunned, you can never do it, it’s terrible.
“I completely agree: you should never shame anyone. But when it comes to men, it’s almost comical, it’s a joke. It’s chatter.
“I feel like there are a lot of men’s mental health issues when we read a comment, but we’re not going to talk to anyone about it. I think that’s the problem too.
“People don’t want to talk because now we admit we’re embarrassed. I don’t deal with hate, I have a thick skin, it gives me energy.’
Later in the interview, the reality star finalist admitted that he initially went on the show because he wanted to “play a game.”
He said, “As I’ve looked at Love Island before, I definitely had some kind of game plans and some preconceived notions of what the people in it would be like. So I had gone in there to play a game.
Zachariah said, “I got a lot of nice comments, but a lot of the hate I got was also about my body and the way I looked”
He added: “I feel like there are a lot of men’s mental health issues when we read a comment, but we’re not going to talk to anyone about it. I think that’s the problem too
“I also had the feeling that I would only be there for a few weeks. That was my mindset.
“With me and Molly (Marsh), something just happened and after our first conversation I was like, you know what?
“I need to see how this can go. It just worked out really well. I can’t believe it myself now.’
Zachariah and Molly reached the finals of this year’s summer series, finishing in fourth place, while Sammy Root and Jess Harding were crowned winners.