Reality TV making half of millennials ‘feel bad about their bodies’

BBC 5 Live survey finds a third of 18-34-year-olds would consider plastic surgery

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Reality TV is responsible for making half of British young people feel bad about their bodies, a survey for BBC 5 Live has found.

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