Married At First Sight star Ines Basic kept a pretty low-profile after her appearance on the show since she copped a lot of backlash.
Now, she’s finally starting to open up. Speaking exclusively to New Idea, the reality contestant admitted she “lost her appetite” and stopped eating after the show, due to the criticism from people online.
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Ines got to a scarily low 50kgs at one point.
“I was on my deathbed, at one stage. I’ve always been a size six in my life. I dropped down to smaller than a [size] four. I was really scared,” she said. “I thought if I lose one more kilogram, I might die.”
“Only in the past month have I started to get back to my grounded self. It’s only going to get better,” she admitted. “Now I’m at the same size I was when I started filming. I’m trying to get a bit leaner, so I go to F45 three times a week.”
For Ines, who came across in a terribly bad light on MAFS, she admits herself that she was mortified about how she was portrayed. Talking to WHO, she explained how much it effected her mental health.
“When I watched the edit, I was honestly mentally traumatised from what I saw,” she revealed. “I couldn’t believe it. It was literally sickening. None of my scenes were the truth [about] anything that actually happened.”
“I was prescribed Valium after the main filming and was in therapy. I was struggling with the whole Sam thing and how foul I was treated during filming,” she says. “My producer worked me until I didn’t know who I was anymore, [and] I almost got assaulted on set on multiple occasions.”
Need help? Call Lifeline on 131 114, visit www.lifeline.org.au/get-help/get-help-home, or call beyondblue on 1300 224 636.
If you or someone you know is affected by an eating disorder, call the Butterfly Foundation on 1800 33 4673 or visit their website here.
If you would like to talk to someone about mental health, you can call the Kids Helpline on 1800 55 1800 or Headspace on 1800 650 890.
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