A former anorexic whose weight plummeted to just five stone after watching fitness guru videos on Youtube is now in the running to be crowned Miss England after beating her illness. Jess Hynes, 21, endured two years of anorexia hell after becoming obsessed with the perfect body image she was being exposed to on social media.
The psychology student started fixating on her weight and began excessively exercising during lockdown after watching fitness videos by Joe Wicks and Chloe Ting. Jess said she became obsessed with achieving the "perfect healthy lifestyle" but was unwittingly doing the exact opposite as she dropped to just 34kg.
Shockingly, after realising she had a problem she visited her GP only to be told she was fine and should "eat a few more pies". Jess, who would only consume 700 calories a day, was later hospitalised and overcame her demons with food by undergoing cognitive behavioural therapy.
