Made In Chelsea star Miles Nazaire’s muscle dysmorphia diagnosis sparked 3am Christmas Day gym sessions and ruined his sex life.
The reality favourite, 27, who will be competing in the new series of Dancing On Ice, has filmed an E4 documentary called Obsessed With My Muscles in which he lays bare the condition.
And speaking to MailOnline, Miles admitted he ‘got stuck in a perfection trap I couldn’t get out of’ as he grew obsessed with attaining the ideal body and despite bulking up, his confidence deteriorated in the bedroom.
The Chelsea lothario, who’s dated a string of his co-stars, confessed that he had ‘no interest’ in having sex for three months and would even panic before agreeing to go on dates over the prospect of showing his naked body.
He explained that the obsessive condition worsened to such an extent that he would take Tupperware of his own food to restaurants and weigh everything he ate while adhering to his strict diet.
Made In Chelsea star Miles Nazaire ‘s muscle dysmorphia diagnosis sparked 3am Christmas Day gym sessions and ruined his sex life
The reality favourite, who will be competing in the new series of Dancing On Ice, has filmed an E4 documentary called Obsessed With My Muscles in which he lays bare the condition
Miles has admitted he ‘got stuck in a perfection trap I couldn’t get out of’ as he grew obsessed with attaining the ideal body and despite bulking up, his confidence deteriorated
He said: ‘I didn’t have sex for three months, no interest.
‘It takes away a lot of things when you restrict yourself so much because you’re exhausted all the time.
‘I think a lot of people would say, “Don’t be silly, you must be the most competent guy in bed,” but it got to a stage where I would have to pull the covers up, or do it in pitch black, or I would glance at myself in the mirror and be thinking, “I don’t look good being intimate with someone,” and that was really on my mind before a date. Being in a relationship, I was so focused on the aesthetic.’
Miles says his obsession with his muscles got so bad he failed to recognise hitting the gym in the early hours on Christmas Day was ‘weird’, as well taking Tupperware boxes of his own food to restaurants to ensure he was eating the exact amount of carbohydrates and protein in line with his strict diet.
And friends who didn’t understand his dedication, he simply cut out of his life.
He explained: ‘So, Christmas Day I went to the gym at 3am because I needed to get a training session in.
‘I couldn’t live without the gym, and it’s funny, because I don’t remember that being weird.
‘I was like, “Okay, I go to the gym, it’s fine. It’s Christmas, we’ve done Christmas now, I’ll go to the gym now.”
Miles says his obsession with his muscles got so bad he failed to recognise hitting the gym in the early hours on Christmas Day was ‘weird’, as well taking Tupperware boxes of his own food to restaurants
The Chelsea star believes Love Island is a big factor in why young adults have become obsessed with body shape and setting unrealistic targets for viewers to try and emulate
‘I used to take Tupperware boxes of food to a restaurant with my mates. I remember doing it, and it’s like, “What am I doing?” And that’s the start of feeling like no one understands you, so you kind of cut people out, it’s almost like you become arrogant of, you don’t know and understand why I go to the gym so much, because you don’t do it, so I don’t want your, “Come on, enjoy your life,” or, “Stop being boring,” all those kind of things, and you are like, “Nah, let me be in my discipline.”
‘So yeah, I was weighing food. I couldn’t go over one gram of whatever protein or carbs I had at the time.’
Miles believes Love Island is a big factor in why young adults have become obsessed with body shape and setting unrealistic targets for viewers to try and emulate.
Indeed, he says the television industry should do more to ensure a better representation of body types is shown on screens, as well as highlight the dangers of muscle dysmorphia – like he has in his new E4 documentary.
He explained: ‘If I watched Love Island in my early teens it would’ve been like, “Okay, all these guys are super muscly, I need to look like that.”
‘I hope that the TV industry acknowledges that, and shows that being jacked is not the only body type you have in the world, and also learning how to have a healthy relationship with your body, and that’s why this documentary is super important, because it sheds light on that.
‘I want as many young guys to watch this and be like, “Okay, I’m not going insane.”‘
Looking ahead to his stint on Dancing On Ice, which starts in January, he says the ITV show has been a blessing because it’s forced him out of the gym.
He says the television industry should do more to ensure a better representation of body types is shown on screens, as well as highlight the dangers of muscle dysmorphia
Miles says his Dancing On Ice training has been beneficial to his condition because it has got him out of the gym and focused on a new challenge
He admits the training sessions on the ice are so brutal, it’s left him too tired to continue his usual work out regime.
Miles said: ‘I just love it so much. I get on the ice with my coach, and we are having the best time.
‘And I still go to the gym, I’m not going as much. But also now I’m training differently.
‘So, my coach, we are doing stability work, we’re doing core exercises, we’re doing lightweight strength work, to make sure that when I’m on the ice, first of all, I don’t have an accident, and that I’m fit enough to be on the ice.’
Miles is rumoured to be pairing up with pro skater Vanessa Bauer which he’s excited about – and not just because of her ability on the ice.
He added: ‘Is she single at the moment? I don’t know, I think I’m focused on actually skating because honestly if you have never been on ice it’s like learning to walk it is so difficult.
‘So I’m hoping Vanessa just makes me look good and then we could talk about the romance later! Look, let’s try and win!’
- Obsessed With My Muscles is available to stream now on Channel 4
