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1st August 2019
09:54am BST
“All the other lads were in incredible shape, I like to go up and down. “When I’m dancing I’m up, when I’m enjoying myself I like to eat food. "I’m not going to lie – I probably gained a couple of pounds. I won’t deny that at all but I enjoyed it, that’s the thing. “It’s the first time I’ve just been myself.”
![From ITV Studios Love Island: SR5: Ep35 on ITV2 Pictured: Maura and Curtis chat. This photograph is (C) ITV Plc and can only be reproduced for editorial purposes directly in connection with the programme or event mentioned above, or ITV plc. Once made available by ITV plc Picture Desk, this photograph can be reproduced once only up until the transmission [TX] date and no reproduction fee will be charged. Any subsequent usage may incur a fee. This photograph must not be manipulated [excluding basic cropping] in a manner which alters the visual appearance of the person photographed deemed detrimental or inappropriate by ITV plc Picture Desk. This photograph must not be syndicated to any other company, publication or website, or permanently archived, without the express written permission of ITV Picture Desk. Full Terms and conditions are available on the website www.itv.com/presscentre/itvpictures/terms For further information please contact: james.hilder@itv.com / 0207 157 3052](https://m0.her.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/12143753/love_island_sr5_ep35_02-e1563971597347.jpg)
His partner, Maura, also addressed the Twitter troll as she pointed out that Curtis was "only human".
"It's natural, we all gain weight and lose weight," she added.
Before Curtis' exit from the series, Love Island producers released a statement against the "incredibly irresponsible" comments some trolls had been making about the dancer's weight.
![From ITV Studios Love Island: SR5: Ep45 on ITV2 Pictured: Curtis and Maura chat. This photograph is (C) ITV Plc and can only be reproduced for editorial purposes directly in connection with the programme or event mentioned above, or ITV plc. Once made available by ITV plc Picture Desk, this photograph can be reproduced once only up until the transmission [TX] date and no reproduction fee will be charged. Any subsequent usage may incur a fee. This photograph must not be manipulated [excluding basic cropping] in a manner which alters the visual appearance of the person photographed deemed detrimental or inappropriate by ITV plc Picture Desk. This photograph must not be syndicated to any other company, publication or website, or permanently archived, without the express written permission of ITV Picture Desk. Full Terms and conditions are available on the website www.itv.com/presscentre/itvpictures/terms For further information please contact: james.hilder@itv.com / 0207 157 3052](https://m0.her.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/26093139/love_island_sr5_ep45_02.jpg)
A spokesperson said in a statement to the Mirror:
"It is incredibly irresponsible that any Islander would be body-shamed in this way and we would always discourage anyone from making appearance-based comments that could be hurtful to the islanders and their families.
"It is astonishing that there have been calls for body diversity yet an islander who has allegedly put on weight is now being trolled because of it."
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