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7th October 2021
07:45pm BST

Elsewhere in the Q&A, Tom spoke about feeling very exposed in his sport.
He said: "You have these body issues as an athlete. Lots of people would look at athletes and be like: 'What are you talking about? You’re an athlete, you’re in shape, you have nothing to worry about.'
"But especially as a diver, you're up on the diving board and you're so naked, so visible, so it's quite hard to be content with your body, because you always want to be better."
According to Bodywhys, eating disorders in men are, historically, "under-diagnosed, under-recognised and under-treated".
Their site reads: "It is a common misconception that eating disorders only affect women. The reality is that eating disorders affect both men and women, boys and girls."
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