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Former BBC Breakfast show Louise Minchin reveals heartbreaking reason she gave up budding sports career as a teenager


The former BBC Breakfast host, 55, told how she had shown promise as a swimmer in her teens but chose to quit at age 15 because of body image issues.

The former BBC Breakfast host, 55, told how she had shown promise as a swimmer in her teens but chose to quit at age 15 because of body image issues. Appearing on ITV's James Martin's Saturday Morning, Louise admitted she became self-conscious about her shoulders because swimming made them 'quite muscular'. Appearing on ITV 's James Martin 's Saturday Morning, Louise admitted she became self-conscious about her shoulders because swimming made them 'quite muscular'

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