Kelly Brook admits she was ‘unhappy’ at 20 and felt she could ‘breathe’ after turning 40

Kelly Brook admitted she was ‘unhappy’ at 20 and felt like she could finally ‘breathe’ after turning 40.

The 43-year-old model, who was previously a Page Three girl, confessed that she was “very self-obsessed” in her younger years, but now her anxiety has “gone away”.

she said in the Vicky Pattison: The Secret of the Podcast: ‘You have to look at your life in a holistic way and I think there was a long time where I was very career oriented, very self-focused and very self-obsessed.

I’m not saying that wasn’t a good thing, but it made other parts of my life suffer and ultimately made me unhappy.

“I think that plays a huge role in your health and your lifestyle and how you feel about yourself. I look at the pictures from when I was younger and I think, “She was really unhappy.”

She added that she no longer feels the need to “always be on a diet” and doesn’t need to “prove” herself to anyone.

Kelly said: “I think the anxiety is gone, for which I am very grateful.” You hit 40 and you’re like, “Ugh, I can breathe. I don’t feel the need to prove myself or people please anymore.”

“Between 40 and 50, this is an amazing time where you can own your body, love your body, feel good in your body.

“You know you don’t have to be a size 0, but you can still feel fit and healthy and still be desirable to your husband, but not always diet.”

Kelly recently begged ITV bosses to let her host the middle-aged spin-off of Love Island.

The reality TV star first starred in the original series Love Island, later renamed Celebrity Love Island, in 2005 alongside Patrick Kielty, with celebrity contestants such as Callum Best and Liz McClarnon.

And now, 18 years later, Kelly insisted that she take the helm once more, commenting that ‘I have to!’ since she is ‘Love Island vintage’.

Amid recent news that ITV is looking for singles over the age of 40 for the new show The Romance Retreat, Kelly expressed interest in meeting the Love Island family during their fm heart radio show with co-star JK (Jason King).

She said, ‘I have to. Sorry, but I’m vintage Love Island. I did the first series. Hello?!

‘I just want to put my hand to that job if they’re looking for a host. I still can’t present very well, but it doesn’t matter.

Kelly, who last year married long-term partner Jeremy Parisi, went on to say that a major television producer originally “pitched” her with the idea and that she was “at the seed” of the hugely popular dating series from the start. beginning. .

She explained: “He showed me a map of what Love Island would look like and pitched the idea to me.

‘I was there at the seed of it. I was a consulting producer on the first series of Love Island!’

And while she got her own happy ending at her impressive Italian ceremony, Kelly recounted how she’s been asking for a series for older contestants for years, since people can find love no matter their age.

She shared: “You don’t stop looking for love just because you’re over 25, you can find love at any age.”

It comes after ITV1 announced their new show which is similar to the ever popular Love Island.

in an official yellthe network seeks to cast “vibrant single parents from across the UK who are looking for love”.

The show will be called The Romance Retreat and will see the contestants stay in a luxurious villa in an attempt to find love.

It appears that the show is very similar to its Love Island concept, however it is unclear if the winners of The Romance Retreat will win a cash prize at the end of the series.

In recent weeks, fans have been saying they wanted a “middle-aged Love Island spin-off.”

“This is the ONLY dating show where single parents can find love, spending time in a luxury retreat, where all the parents have been nominated by their adult children,” the casting announcement reads.

The producers also gave fans a glimpse of the new villa for the show, which is a stunning, ultra-modern platform in a sunny but undisclosed location.

Fans have until Friday, March 31 to apply.