'I was jealous': Kris Smith reveals 'fat kid' insecurities led to break ups with pop star Dannii Minogue and model Maddy King... now he wants more kids
Men want to be him and women want to be with him.
But it seems Kris Smith hasn't always been a confident and handsome ladies' man.
The ruggedly handsome model and I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! contestant revealed on Sunday that his insecurities from being a 'fat kid' led to the breakdown of relationships with both pop star Dannii Minogue and model Maddy King.
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'Fat kid': Kris Smith (left) has blamed insecurities from his childhood for his failed relationship with Dannii Minogue (right)
On Sunday night's episode of the reality TV show, Kris was probed by co-star Natalie Bassingthwaighte about why he did not have a girlfriend.
'Do you know what, I think I've ruined a lot of them,' the 38-year-old former English rugby league player said.
'[I was] just insecure and jealous. Not anymore, [but] I was because I was insecure - I never believed I was good enough.
To blame: The ruggedly handsome model and I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! contestant said insecurities also played a role in his split from model Maddy King in 2016
'I was really short and heavy as a kid. I always still see that. With age and growing up, I always had that little demon in my head that I was still that little fat kid.'
Kris burst onto the Australian scene when he began a relationship with the younger Minogue in 2008.
The hunky English model and popular Australian singer had a young son Ethan during their four-year relationship.
Following their split he began seeing model King, however in late 2016 they too broke up after two years together.
Then: 'I was really short and heavy as a kid. I always still see that,' Kris told his co-stars on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!
Now: The ruggedly handsome model often goes shirtless on the catwalk for fashion giant Myer
Protective: 'I would never let people get too close, I would push them away before they could hurt me,' Kris said
Speaking privately to a camera inside the South African jungle camp, Kris admitted he
'I would never let people get too close, I would push them away before they could hurt me,' he said.
'[That's] because I always thought they would hurt me [and so] I would never give them an honest chance to really, really know me.'
While his co-stars told him he was a good inspiration for 'fatties', it was clear just how much of a toll the failed relationships took on him.
Jungle green: 'It's probably ruined a lot of my relationships, I was insecure with people I was jealous of what they did and what they said,' he admitted
'It's probably ruined a lot of my relationships, I was insecure with people I was jealous of what they did and what they said,' he admitted.
'I never valued myself and never thought I was good enough for anyone.'
Despite his setbacks the Myer ambassador seemingly hasn't given up on finding lasting love just yet.
When asked by close friend Bassingthwaighte if he'd consider having more children in the future he had a quick reply: 'I'd love more, yeah'.
Blossoming love? Kris has been admired by fellow co-star Ash Pollard since entering the show
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