Bianca: “I used surgery as a comfort blanket, but Kris loves my body
Bianca Gascoigne on ditching her signature look, facing her body demons and finding love with boyfriend Kris Boyson...
After years as a glamour model, Bianca Gascoigne is well accustomed to fake lashes, hair and boobs, but the star admits to Closer that she now wants a more natural look – and she’s starting with a breast reduction.
Bianca, 34 – who’s been dating Jordan’s ex, Kris Boyson, for eight months – previously had two boob jobs, going from a 34A to a 34C at the age of 18, then from a 34C to a 34E at 21.
Now, she’s keen to swap her busty figure for a more natural shape – going down to a 34B – and put an end to years of chronic pain caused by her “massive” boobs.
“I’ve been thinking about it for a long time,” she tells Closer. “I definitely want them smaller. It’s time to grow up! When I was 20 I just wanted bigger boobs. I’ve no regrets, but I’ve had chronic back pain for the last few years. When I take off my bra, it’s such a huge relief! I’m also into running, so the big boobs really don’t help.”
TIME FOR A CHANGE
Bianca, daughter of England football legend Paul Gascoigne, shot to fame in her twenties as a glamour model and has been a reality TV regular, famously winning Celebrity Love Island alongside Calum Best in 2006.
Now in her thirties Bianca – who also underwent a £10k Brazilian bum lift in 2018 – admits she’s outgrown her signature party girl image and is hoping that surgery will give her a more natural look.
“I don’t want the massive extensions, huge eyelashes and big boobs any more,” she admits. “I want to wear more sophisticated dresses – the natural look is more appealing, Don’t get me wrong, I still like hair extensions – just not down to the floor! It’s definitely time for a change.”
Bianca has been open in the past about her struggle with body dysmorphia – a condition where the person can only see flaws in their appearance – and reveals she often hid behind make-up and surgery to cope.
“My mum said I used it all as a type of comfort blanket as a protection to hide the real me,” says Bianca, who has struggled with the condition since she was 13.
YO-YOING WEIGHT
She adds, “I always see the chubby fat kid when I look in the mirror. I was always bigger than everyone else growing up. I just wasn’t meant to be slim and my metabolism was really bad so I put on weight really easy and yo-yoed all the time. But I definitely think my body dysmorphia is better than it was – it will always be there and not a day goes by when I don’t think about my weight, but I’m feeling happier in my own skin now.”
Personal trainer Kris helped design workouts for Bianca over lockdown and she reveals that he has boosted her confidence.
She says, “Kris is really encouraging but never pushy about workouts. He can’t believe how fit I am – he was pretty impressed!
He’s also really supportive about the boob job, he says he loves my body and just wants me to be happy.”
The couple went on their first date in March and, incredibly, decided to move in together just one week later when lockdown was imposed in the UK. Now, seven months on, Bianca admits Kris, whose turbulent two-year relationship with Jordan ended at the end of last year, could be The One.
“We’ve packed about two years into six months!” she laughs. ‘It could have been a total disaster but we just clicked right away and thought, ‘Why not go into lockdown together and see how it goes?’
It’s been brilliant. I’m in a good place at the moment and feeling happier than I’ve been in a long time.”