Myleene Klass is starring in the all-star I'm A Celebrity... South Africa and in scenes set to air on Friday, May 5 she reveals the body shaming she faced at the start of her career. The pop star and TV presenter confided in Welsh TV presenter Carol Vorderman.
Talking to Carol Myleene said she was told to lose weight when joining the musical Miss Saigon, was told her band Hear'Say was known as the "fattest band in pop" and Elton John said they were the "ugliest band in pop". Elton John later sent flowers to apologise for his comments.
Myleene said: “When I joined the Miss Saigon cast, I was lined up with all the other girls and I was told, ‘You’ve got to lose weight. When I joined the Miss Saigon cast, I was lined up with all the other girls and I was told, ‘You’ve got to lose weight’."
