Scarlette Douglas opens up about her body dysmorphia
Scarlette Douglas has opened up about her body dysmorphia as she revealed the cruel Weight Watchers gift her ex-boyfriend gave her for her 30th birthday. The A Place in the Sun star, 38, revealed she has always 'had a weight issue' from being 'weighed all the time' as a professional dancer when she was younger.Before finding fame as a presenter, Scarlette was a backing dancer for a number of stars including CeeLo Green, Paloma Faith, and Ant & Dec. Now, Scarlette admitted she 'lost it' on her ex-boyfriend after he said he had a special surprise for her and gave her a Weight Watchers scale for her birthday. Appearing on the latest episode of the Spent podcast alongside Matt Edmondson, in association with Nationwide, she said: 'I can remember what he gave me for my 30th birthday. We were all going to Barcelona for an Arsenal Barcelona game.'I was like, "Come on, you've got to come. You've got to come", he's like, "I can't, can't afford it because I'm buying you your birthday presents". Scarlette Douglas has opened up about her body dysmorphia as she revealed the cruel Weight Watchers gift her ex-boyfriend gave her for her 30th birthday The A Place in the Sun star, 38, revealed she has always 'had a weight issue' from being 'weighed all the time' as a professional dancer when she was youngerSo I was like, "Okay, gonna be pretty good. What's this gonna be."'She continued: 'We're about to go out for dinner, the birthday dinner with my other brother and everyone. He's like, "No, I want to give you a present. I'm really excited to give it to you". 'I opened it and he had bought me a Weight Watchers scale.'I have a weight issue. From being a professional dancer and from college, we used to get weighed all the time, so I always have an issue about my weight. I always feel like I'm overweight and have body dysmorphia.'I said, "Get that out of my house. Get it out of my face. You're telling me you didn't come to Barcelona because you bought me a Weight Watchers scale". I lost it.'Before finding fame on A Place In The Sun, Scarlette was a backing dancer for a number of stars including CeeLo Green, Paloma Faith, and Ant & Dec. The TV star graduated from Laine Theatre Arts in 2006 with a diploma in musical theatre, where she trained extensively in acting, singing, and dancing.After graduating, she performed in several West End and touring musicals, including, Little Shop of Horrors, Thriller – Live world tour, Hairspray, Fela! at the Royal National Theatre and I Can't Sing! (the X Factor musical).As well as her dance experience as a backing dancer, Scarlette also choreographed shows and danced in feature films. Now, Scarlette admitted she 'lost it' on her ex-boyfriend after he said he had a special surprise for her and gave her a Weight Watchers scale for her birthday Appearing on Spent podcast alongside Matt Edmondson, she said: 'I can remember what he gave me for my 30th birthday. He had bought me a Weight Watchers scale. I lost it' She said: 'I have a weight issue. From being a professional dancer, we used to get weighed all the time, so I always have an issue about my weight. I have body dysmorphia' It comes after Scarlette revealed the powerful reason behind her decision to freeze her eggs, admitting it was the 'best thing' she's ever done.She was initially reluctant to share the news with her fans last year when she underwent the procedure, but ultimately decided to open up in order to raise awareness about fertility.In 2024, the presenter traveled to Barbados to visit a fertility clinic and explained why she felt compelled to take action as a black woman.Speaking about her decision to open up about her journey, she told the Mirror: 'I'm in the public eye as it is anyway and if I have a profile, I need to make sure that there's an awareness, especially within the black community, because I think we don't really talk about medical issues that much. So as a black female, I guess I took it upon myself to document it.'Reflecting on the procedure almost a year after having it done, she explained: 'It was two days before Ideal Home Show and I'm not going to lie, it was a very difficult two days of the show because of everything I had just been through.'Yet despite the challenges, Scarlette admitted that freezing her eggs was the 'best thing' she could have done and that she feels like a weight has been lifted off her shoulders.Hinting that being in her late 30s played a role in her decision, she added: 'It means that I can continue focusing on my career. I can be over in Los Angeles and not have to stress that I need to find a husband really quickly and I need to find a man so I can have a child.'She also shared how she wished she had more information about how eggs can degrade with age before embarking on her fertility journey.Scarlette revealed she underwent the procedure at Harley Street Fertility Clinic which took in total nearly two weeks. Before finding fame as a presenter, Scarlette was a backing dancer for a number of stars including CeeLo Green, Paloma Faith, and Ant & Dec (pictured)According to Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HEFA) egg freezing and thawing can cost an average between £7,000-£8,000 and eggs can be stored for a maximum of 55 years.HEFA states that the success rates for frozen egg numbers tend to be quite low but due to the technology for egg freezing improving over the years older data isn’t comparable to current success rates.Scarlette admitted it is an 'intense' few weeks but once the procedure is over their is nothing to 'worry' about and she urged more women to 'talk about' egg freezing.The presenter previously told Daily Mail: 'Overall I would say book out about a month in your schedule, it took from injecting, to the eggs coming out about two weeks, maybe 10 days, it's not too bad exactly, but they do monitor you as you go.'I got it done at the Harley Street Fertility Clinic and they were brilliant and they really took their time and they really made sure they kept monitoring me with different scans and blood tests.'It sounds like it's a lot and it is intense, but it's just intense for that period of time you're doing it. Afterwards it kind of settles and your eggs are out and they're in the freezer and you don't have to worry about them.'I know it's very expensive but there are ways that you can do it where there are payment plans, but if anybody's thinking about it, just ask the question.'Reach out to me or have a look online and have a consultation with a nurse or a doctor because I think it's something that if we can do, we should or at least we should be talking about.'Spent is available now on YouTube, and wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes are released every Tuesday.
