London, Jan 22 : Glamour model Jodie Marsh who transformed into a bodybuilder has revealed that she pushed her body so much that she had a couple of mental breakdowns.

With her tattoos, cosmetic surgery and countless nude photo shoots, Marsh is no stranger to pushing her body to the limit.

But she admits she nearly went too far when she agreed to enter a professional bodybuilder’s competition for a new television show.

“It’s been both the best and worst thing I’ve ever done,” the Sun quoted Marsh as telling TV Buzz.

33-year-old Marsh had to train for eight hours a day, tearing every muscle fibre in her body before rebuilding them to get the bodybuilders’ look.

“When I told Mum and Dad, they were like: ‘Oh my God, she’s finally gone mad.’

“They were really worried the first three or four weeks, as I was losing weight so quickly because I was training so hard.

She pushed herself to such an extreme that she started to lose muscle as well as fat and had to go on an emergency carb diet - which meant eating a gruelling 17 meals of brown rice and apples over 30 hours.

“I did have a couple of little mental breakdowns because I was so hungry and in so much pain,” she said.

“My friends had to rally round and pick me up.

“Then about three weeks before the competition I started to feel amazing.

“Suddenly my body went into mega-drive, and I felt the strongest and fittest I’ve ever been,” she added. (ANI)