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Sophie McCoid

Naked Beach viewers 'sobbing' after Scouser admits "I don't hate myself anymore"

Naked Beach viewers were left sobbing tonight as a Scouser overcame his body hang-ups and got naked on a beach.

Fans were left in tears as Steven got totally naked and admitted he was still aware of his body issues but that they weren't a problem for him anymore.

Steven, from Litherland, went on a four day body confidence journey, after previously admitting he had no confidence in himself.

At the start of the experiment he rated himself as a three - but at the end he rated his body confidence as a 9.

And fans couldn't get enough of it.

Steven Hulme on Naked Beach (Channel 4)

One said: "First time watching #nakedbeach (just stumbled upon it) and I LOVE it. It’s not contrived like some other shows of this type - and the hosts/mentors really care. More of this kind of authentic empowerment on telly, please!"

Another said: "Well done @Channel4 I'm loving Naked Beach we need more shows like this showing that people are gorgeous no matter what size they are!"

And a third said: "Sobbing again at #nakedbeach I love how brave these people are facing their body confidence issues!"

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The 28-year-old hairdresser, who is also a drag queen, revealed to the ECHO that he was 'quite large' up until a couple of months ago.

He said: "When I was younger, I was bullied and I had a lot of weight issues.

Steven, 28, is appearing on Naked Beach on Thursday (Steven Hulme)

"When I was on the beach I would cover up as much as possible. I had no confidence.

"I am also a drag queen and my alter ego, Tanya, is the perfect kind of body shape - perfect bum, small waist.

"But as Steven, I didn't have the perfect bum or waist, so it was a kick in the teeth coming home from a night out, having being called 'gorgeous', to then not receiving any compliments."

Speaking about his experience Steven said: "Looking back it was a bit of a whirlwind, within a week I was put on the show.

Steven says he is a completely different person (Steven Hulme)

"At the time I was really down and depressed, I suffered with really bad social anxiety. I do suffer with a bit of bipolar and borderline personality disorder as well."

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But he said the show completely changed his life, as he  said: "Now I rock up to Concert Square in my thigh-high boots and curly blow dry without feeling like I'm not allowed to.

"Everything that the show did has really helped me and should be available on the NHS, I am a completely different person - the show kind of saved my life."

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