Love Island champion Davide Sanclimenti looks completely different in a throwback snap to his younger years.
The reality star is best known for winning the ITV dating show with ex-girlfriend Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu last summer.
He recently logged into his Instagram page to open up about being body shamed when he was in school.
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Davide shared two snaps of himself side by side as he opened up about his fitness journey.
In one photo, the TV personality is much younger and can be seen wearing shorts and a polo shirt.
(Image: Instagram)
In the other picture, the now 28-year-old hunk can be seen posing topless wearing a pair of white shorts.
He also shared a series of images of himself working out at Muscle Beach in LA.
In the candid post, Davide wrote: “I was body shame in School because of my body: I was classed as overweight as a teenager, so I started training.
(Image: Davide Sanclimenti/Instagram)
“Running like I was in a marathon and swimming like an Olympian. I was eating almost nothing, until I lost an unhealthy amount of weight
“If there was anyone that could have saved me, it was me.”
He continued: “Fitness for me is everything. The beauty of it? The effort you put into it is directly correlated to the results you will get.
(Image: Davide Sanclimenti/Instagram)
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“It always gave me the strength to keep going, even when things were getting hard. It made me disciplined because if you cannot sacrifice part of yourself, you’ll need to sacrifice your dreams. And so it’s life.
“What can I say now… A dream coming true: Training in a healthy way at Muscle Beach – Venice, LA. I made it.”
Unsurprisingly, Davide was inundated with supportive messages from some of his 2million followers in the comment section underneath the post.
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One fan wrote: “I really appreciate when you share more personal insight into your life and motivations like this. Glad you had a good time in LA!”
Another added: “Hard work ALWAYS pays off”
A third person said: “Thank you for sharing this story Davide! It’s difficult to talk about the body and disordered eating.”
While a fourth gushed: “I love this for you! congrats! i know how amazing it feels to reach your goals!”
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