 We know him as the super cocky, confident Love Island lothario – but Adam Collard has revealed there's some trauma behind the laddish persona. Hoping to find romance once again, the Love Islander, 27 – who was the first contestant to appear on the show twice – has taken part in the latest series of Celebs Go Dating. Now, the idea of the show isn't really for the celebs to, erm, date each other, but that is kind of what ended up happening, as Adam hooked up with model Lottie Moss, 25. But, that doesn't mean he's excused from all the deep chats with the experts. In the latest episode, the reality star opened up about his past and how his childhood shaped who he is today. 'Why is it, that people think you're this guy,' began Paul Brunson, referring to Adam's boyish, unfaithful image. 'But, what we see is this smart, ambitious, teddy bear?' The reality TV star is known for being a 'bad boy' (Picture: E4) 'Why do we have that divide?', he quizzed. Responding, Adam began: 'I think it's, my dating life has been on TV. My relationship life, my proper relationship life, has not been on TV. 'But maybe, by default, I go back to that one. It's my safety net of when I'm going on dates, when I'm going on TV.' Dr Tara then prompted him to 'go back further' to his teenage years. Getting deep, Adam began: 'I was a little bit overweight in school. Really quiet.' 'I didn't really have that much confidence in the way I looked, I didn't like it,' confessed the gym fanatic. However, Adam has admitted he was made fun of for his looks as a child (Picture: E4) When Paul suggested that Adam was the 'ugly duckling', he agreed: '100%.' He continued to cameras as photos of him as a child appeared on-screen: 'I had a bit of a rough ride in my teenage years. A little bit overweight, wasn't confident. 'I feel like it's something that's definitely affected me. I feel like my defence mechanism is this kind of, confidence, cha){kind=link}
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We know him as the super cocky, confident Love Island lothario – but Adam Collard has revealed there’s some trauma behind the laddish persona.
Hoping to find romance once again, the Love Islander, 27 – who was the first contestant to appear on the show twice – has taken part in the latest series of Celebs Go Dating.
Now, the idea of the show isn’t really for the celebs to, erm, date each other, but that is kind of what ended up happening, as Adam hooked up with model Lottie Moss, 25.
But, that doesn’t mean he’s excused from all the deep chats with the experts.