DIVERSITY star Jordan Banjo has revealed he didn't want to leave his house after being body shamed by a man in a van.
The dancer and presenter, 29, who is now an MBE, gained three stone in weight during lockdown 2020 when the nation was confined to their homes for nearly two months.
Speaking on today's Loose Men, a special edition of the ITV show featuring Jordan, Ore Oduba, Andi Peters and Shaun Wallace, he says: “I put on a lot of weight and it took me ages to shift it again.
“I came out of my radio show and this guy pulls up in a van next to me.
“He puts his window down and goes, ‘Wahey – can tell you haven’t been dancing for a while!’ I was with my friends. As a group of lads, we’re all expected to go, ‘Oh yeah, that’s funny’.
“He drives off and to him, he’s had a bit of lad banter and we’re all meant to be like, ‘Oh, that was cool’.
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“But really? That stuff hurts. For the next month I didn’t want to go out. I was like, are people going to recognise me from being in Diversity, but think, ‘Oh, he’s too big?’
“It genuinely really affected me.”
Earlier this year Jordan revealed his incredible body transformation after changing his lifestyle.
He shared a 'before' and 'after' snap of his physique and told fans he was "shocked" by the difference.
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Jordan said he completely overhauled his life by sticking to a structured fitness and diet regime.
He wrote: "Still shocks me when I see this😅 Way less dancing, no diet structure and a lack of motivation had me how I was in the first pic."
Flashing a big smile and wearing a black jumper, the I'm A Celeb star showed off the results in an 'after' snap.
He continued: "But getting the mindset right and having a focus which was getting ready for tour has me where I am now🙌🏾.
"Random I know but thought I’d share because looking at those pics next to each other just gave me a shock😂."
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