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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Chelsea Ritschel

Vanessa Lachey says Love Is Blind lacks body diversity because contestants are ‘insecure’, prompts backlash

Love Is Blind

Vanessa Lachey has sparked backlash after claiming that the lack of body diversity on Love Is Blind is due to contestants being “insecure”.

Lachey, who hosts the Netflix dating show alongside her husband Nick Lachey, addressed the lack of diverse body representation on the show while speaking to Insider. She claimed that diverse contestants may not be represented past the “pods” stage of the dating “experiment” because they are “insecure” and “afraid to be themselves”.

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