MasterChef star reveals her behind-the-scenes struggle with a crippling mental illness READ MORE: MasterChef's Melissa Leong opens up about her recent breakup By A. James For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:38, 28 June 2024 | Updated: 01:49, 28 June 2024 e-mail View comments She's one of the hot favourites to walk away with the top prize on this season's MasterChef. But Savindri 'Sav' Perera, 30, has now revealed her behind-the-scenes battle with a crippling mental illness she has struggled with her whole life.
In a moving Instagram post on Wednesday, Sav opened up about her body dysmorphia - a psychological disorder in which an individual obsesses over a perceived flaw in their appearance. 'The amount of absolute hatred I have for myself after a lifetime of being made to feel ugly for being fat was immense,' Sav revealed in the raw and moving post. 'Yet every morning I put my make-up on and show up because my desire to compete is bigger than my hatred for my appearance.
' The Adelaide banking consultant who arrived in Australia from Sri Lanka as an eight-year-old with her family included a heartbreaking photo of herself as a young child. Telling followers that her struggle with severe body dysmorphia was the 'biggest battle' she had to overcome before joining MasterChef, Sav then revealed her fears about appearing on TV. 'A big part of me wasn't ready to go on MasterChef because I was still grieving.
MasterChef Australia's Savindri 'Sav' Perera, 30, has revealed her behind.
