‘I hated myself…’ Why this X Factor finalist spent €80K on surgery

 X Factor finalist Chris Maloney has revealed that abuse from online trolls drove him to spend more than €80,000 on plastic surgery. 

In an interview with ITV's This Morning he said: "I was called Mr Potato Head and told I had a big nose." 

Chris was finalist in 2012, and he said he had a breakdown once the live shows wrapped up – a breakdown he attributes to the stream of comments which labelled him "ugly".

The 46-year-old went on to say that the abuse left his confidence levels at an all-time low, and so he decided to resort to surgery.

Maloney, who placed third in the X Factor final, has now revealed that he's had a nose job, three hair transplants, an eye lift, and cosmetic work on his teeth. 

Speaking on the ITV chat show yesterday, the singer said: "X Factor was great, but as the series was going on and the further that I got in the competition, I was getting really bad trolls and they were telling me that they were going to kill me, shoot me.

"I was called Mr Potato Head, that I was ugly, that I had a big nose and it just affected me so much and at the end of the final, I did have a breakdown." 
 

Despite all of that, it's been a great year for Chris as he announced his engagement in January. He's also kicking off a solo tour in the autumn.

"I just hated myself. And now, I feel so much more confident. And I now look to the future."