Malin Andersson issues stark warning to wannabe reality stars as she recalls being in a 'very dark place' after leaving Love Island: 'Don't chase the fame, chase the healing'

Malin Andersson has fixed immoderate important proposal to anyone hoping to spell connected a reality TV show, informing that they request to beryllium judge they tin grip it up of time.

The star, 32, changeable to fame aft appearing connected Love Island each nan measurement backmost successful nan 2nd bid successful 2016. 

She was 24 years aged erstwhile she entered nan villa, during nan clip wide seen arsenic nan opening of Love Island's highest popularity.

As a consequence Malin and her fellow Islanders like Olivia and Alex Bowen, Cara De La Hoyde, and Kady McDermott, were among nan first to acquisition nan abrupt overnight fame that comes pinch being connected nan ITV2 show.

And now she has issued a stark informing to those who want to travel successful her footsteps, admitting she had been a 'very acheronian place' aft leaving nan villa. 

Love Island has been deed pinch backlash successful caller years pursuing nan tragic suicides of erstwhile contestants Mike Thalassitis and Sophie Gradon, arsenic good arsenic big Caroline Flack.

Speaking to MailOnline astir nan statement surrounding nan effect of reality shows connected stars' intelligence health, Malin said she felt group should only spell connected if they knew they woody pinch nan difficult parts arsenic well.

She said: 'From coming from a reality TV inheritance - who I was erstwhile I came retired of Love Island, it's a very acheronian spot to be. And that happens pinch a batch of these shows. 

'If you cognize tin guidelines connected your ain 2 feet and opportunity you're cool pinch each of nan worldly that comes pinch it, I opportunity do it. 

'But what I didn't cognize was that I thought I could woody pinch it astatine nan time, and erstwhile I came retired I couldn't. And past I went done truthful overmuch trauma, that made it worse.'

She added: 'I deliberation if you person things successful your intelligence wellness to activity retired and cognize that you can't do it, past don't pursuit nan fame, pursuit nan healing.'

Several erstwhile Islanders has spoken about how their life changed erstwhile leaving nan villa, including self-esteem issues and depression.

Laura Anderson said she began doubting her appearance, Zara McDermott admitted she struggled not to beryllium 'self-obsessed' owed to societal media and Samira Mighty admitted that connected her worst days she 'hates' her life and struggles to get retired of bed.

Malin has admitted she was 'vulnerable' connected Love Island and wasn't successful nan authorities of mind to find nan relationship she was looking for, starring to further 'trauma'.

She revealed that her heavy desire to beryllium loved contributed to her getting into abusive relationships, because she didn't cognize her ain worth.

She explained: 'When I went done my abusive relationships it was really maine screaming I want to beryllium loved. 

'I don't emotion myself, truthful I'll judge immoderate benignant of emotion - moreover if it's abuse. And erstwhile I realised that and fto them go, I could really spot I was creating that successful my life.'

Malin has been very candid astir her experiences pinch home unit and has campaigned for maltreatment survivors.

Her erstwhile boyfriend Tom Kemp was jailed for 10 months successful 2020, aft admitting to an battle connected her that near her 'black and blue' pinch a surgery hand.

He was nan begetter of Malin's babe woman Consy, who tragically died pinch a bosom defect successful January 2019, conscionable 1 period aft being delivered astatine 33 weeks.

The mates met in precocious 2017 and Malin has been unfastened astir nan maltreatment and affectional torment she suffered while successful nan on/off relationship.

As good arsenic reality TV advice, Malin besides warned group astir nan dangers of societal media successful nan caller property of influencers.

She said she utilized to beryllium 'scared' astir posting photos of her assemblage and antecedently battled pinch binge eating, laxative maltreatment and calorie counting.

She said: 'I deliberation it's truthful sad. We've grown up pinch this our full lives, we've virtually had fare mentality fed to america arsenic kids, truthful erstwhile you go an big you go truthful sick of it. 

'I was truthful sick of counting calories and surviving a life based connected what my assemblage looked like. Social media tin beryllium truthful bully but truthful vulnerable astatine nan aforesaid time. You person to beryllium observant what you consume.'

Malin welcomed her girl Xaya backmost successful February 2022 pinch her then-boyfriend Jared, but they past divided 4 weeks later.

She struggled pinch co-parenting and loneliness afterwards, causing her to spiral into binge drinking and taking drugs. 

She said: 'That was astir apt 1 of nan hardest things I went through, that first twelvemonth of her life. For me, it virtually made maine who I was.'

She finally checked herself into a £12,000 rehab session for a three-week programme and spent 2023 focusing connected her wellness and 'internal healing'.

Malin has utilized her Instagram to archive her travel and weight loss, showing her dedicated fittingness authorities and really it helps her some mentally and physically. 

But she insisted her manner alteration was not down to wanting to beryllium skinny, but alternatively to beryllium 'healthy' for some herself and her daughter.

She said: 'Really I wanted to beryllium healthy, truthful I could beryllium a patient mum to Xaya and patient personification for me. That was nan mindset that I had. And now I don't springiness a c**p what group say.'

She said her privilege was making judge that Xaya is 'protected astatine each costs' from nan antagonistic experiences she went through.

Malin said: 'I don't want her to spell done thing I went through. After my travel pinch nutrient and eating disorders, I'm for illustration protect her astatine each costs. 

'I conscionable image her getting older and going done what I did and I don't want that. I want her to spot her mummy moving out, doing yoga, eating well. 

'I want her to person a normal narration pinch her body, that's thing we person to activity connected and change.'

Because of this, she has now go nan ambassador of Isovibe, a caller scope of nosy and fruity Clear Whey Protein powders.

Malin will activity pinch nan marque to stock her apical tips connected really to support a patient manner and meet macromolecule goals, arsenic a mum pinch a engaged schedule.

Speaking astir nan brand, she said: 'Through my travel pinch nutrient and eating disorders, it was truthful bully to beryllium progressive pinch a marque that wasn't bull***' and that I really portion and use.

'What it does for me, it makes maine alert I'm getting my macromolecule in, which is very important to me. When I portion Isovibe, it tastes bully and I get my 2 litres and makes life truthful overmuch easier for me.

'When I activity retired and eat well, I'm fuelling my intelligence wellness arsenic well. There's decidedly a relationship betwixt them. And I find that there's truthful galore brands retired location now pinch truthful overmuch sweetener in, and what I emotion astir Isovibe is there's nary sweetener successful it, what you spot is what you get. It's easy and that's what nan world needs much of.'

Commenting connected Malin becoming nan look of nan brand, Ethan Duffey, Assistant Brand Manager astatine Aimia Foods, said: 'Malin uses her level to inspire, motivate and thief others look and consciousness their best, truthful is perfectly placed to beryllium our marque ambassador. We’re thrilled to person her connected board.'

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