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More about dysmorphia
MUSCLE dysmorphia, which Miles has been diagnosed with, is a type of body dysmorphia.
It is thought to be linked to obsessive compulsive disorder – one of the top five most delibitating conditions.
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THE chemistry between Dancing On Ice stars Miles Nazaire and Vanessa Bauer positively sizzles, so it’s a wonder it hasn’t melted the rink.
Made In Chelsea’s Miles, 28, has even claimed to make his pro skating partner “giddy”.
So to hear he has found a new love during the hard months of training doesn’t come as much of a surprise.
But it’s not with 27-year-old Vanessa… it’s with himself.
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For Miles is not the Gen Z devil-maycare reality star his previous career path might have led you to believe.
He signed up for the ITV show after being diagnosed with muscle dysmorphia – a mental disorder where the sufferer becomes obsessed with needing to work out because of their skewed vision of their own body.
But since joining the show, the hours of tough training have forced Miles to ditch his destructive old habits.
And he has Vanessa to thank for helping him improve his mental health. Miles says: “She’s the perfect partner because we both want to win… we want to compete really well and prove that a Chelsea boy can actually put in the work and perform.
“100% she’s whipping me into shape though! I’ve lost nearly 10 kilos of weight since training.
“The mix of me not drinking for the last eight months and now training this much in such a different way [ from the gym] has seen me lose a lot of weight. You have to be more streamlined, if you like.
“A lot of people have said to me that actually, they prefer my body now because I look a lot more athletic.
“I’m so proud of what we’re doing with Dancing On Ice, where we are and how we look.” On the surface, all this talk about weight and muscles could sound flippant. But when you suffer from the condition that Miles does, it’s anything but.
“It’s a perfection trap,” he says. “And perfection that you’ll never attain.
“The issue that I’ve realised with muscle dysmorphia is you don’t like the way you look, and you’re so obsessed with the way you look that anything you do doesn’t look right in the mirror.
“The biggest thing that helped me come out of it was understanding how your body moves. When you sit down,