Union J singer Jaymi Hensley says he spiralled into depression after he was criticised in the media for being "fat".

He told The Sun that he suffered problems with self-image and eating after being snapped by paparazzi on holiday.

The Brit said: "I remember getting back to the apartment, looking online and there was a picture of me in the sea. The headlines were 'Fat Jamie' and 'Beer Belly'. It was awful.

"I wouldn't go to the beach, I wouldn't take my top off. That stemmed the last three years. I started not eating. I would never get changed in front of people."

Hensley added: "I would binge eat. My biggest demon was food.

"I would get skinny so that I could eat again, then I wouldn't eat so I could get skinny again."

The singer also said he used to party with his bandmates to "numb" his pain.

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