"The Apprentice Champion Shares Emotional Struggle with Weight: 'I'm Not Doing Well'"

APPRENTICE winner KARISHMA Vijay has opened up about her body insecurities, revealing that she’s “not doing well”.

The BBC reality star, 29, noted how she feels that she’s been neglecting both her physical and mental , and plans to give working on herself “one last shot”.

Karishma Vijay has opened up about how she’s not doing okay after neglecting her physical and mental health Credit: Instagram/ @karishmua The savvy star won this year’s series of The Apprentice Credit: BBC

In a compilation video posted to her grid, , began by highlighting to her followers how busy her life is.

The businesswoman said: “Hi, I’m Kish. And in the last year my life has done a complete 180.

“I’ve moved house, started a business, went on , won The Apprentice, got engaged and now I’m planning a wedding alongside Kishkin’s [her winning skincare brand] world domination.

“My life flickers between filming content, packing boxes, planning marketing campaigns, doing podcasts, interviews and even winning awards.

Karishma shared some photos of herself a year ago, saying she was unable to believe how much she’s changed Credit: Instagram/ @karishmua Karishma revealed that she’s now the heaviest she’s ever been and always feels exhausted despite being in her 20s Credit: Instagram/ @karishmua She plans to give going to the gym ‘one last shot’ and intends to eat more intentionally Credit: Instagram/ @karishmua The vulnerable post comes after Karishma got engaged in April Credit: Instagram/karishmua

“Life may look great on social media but the God honest truth is that I’m not doing very well.”

As a video clip of Karishma crying appears on-screen, she then elaborates on how her weight has been leading to struggles.

She continued: “Whilst my career may be on an upwards trajectory I’ve completely neglected me, my mental health and my physical health.

“I’m the heaviest I’ve ever been. My body is my biggest insecurity but not because of my curves or because of the number on a scale. But because I’m in my 20s and I’m always exhausted.

“I was showing up for myself for the first time ever [in the past], and now I’m back at square one.”

Karishma concluded her video by sharing her plan to work on herself going forward, despite knowing it will be difficult starting from scratch.

She shared: “With everything going on in my life I’m just not sure I can do this all over again.

“This body is all I’ve ever know so I’m kind of doing this for future me, so it’s back to the gym, back to training with Keisha, back to eating intentionally but to be really honest, I’m giving this one last shot.

“So I guess, let’s see what happens.”

Fans of Karishma loved her openness and took to the post’s comments section to extend words of encouragement.

One user said: “You gotta pour into your cup too.”

A second shared: “You can do anything girl!”

A third added: “You are absolutely killing life but most important is to look after you xxx.”

Karishma won The Apprentice in April after wowing with her consistency and graft throughout the show.

She owns the company Kishkin – a brand Karishma describes as a ‘skincare miracle’ which prides itself of using high-performance ingredients that are organic.

In the same month Karishma’s long-term boyfriend .