The CBB 'Human Ken Doll' has spent a whopping £500k on surgery, but there's a dark story behind it...
Celebrity Big Brother fans have warmed to eccentric 34-year-old Rodrigo Alves, who has spoken openly about his excessive surgery.
Over the past two decades, Rodrigo has sent over half a million pounds on an eye watering 58 procedures in a quest to look like a shiny Ken Doll.
But the truth behind Rodrigo's decision to go to such excessive lengths is that he was diagnosed with body dysmorphia five years ago.
Body dysmorphia is a mental health condition which leads sufferers to spend a damaging amount of time worrying about what they look like.
This explains why he first chose to have surgery when he was just 17 years old, after being bullied about his 'man boobs' which grew because of a hormone imbalance.
Talking to the Loose Women panel, he once said: “I do not like to focus on the past because it makes me upset.”
Rodrigo's procedures have led him to face life threatening infections, and he's been warned not to have any further nose jobs.
But this probably won't stop Rodrigo. In fact, he posted an Instagram photo with the following comment:
"A bit more then a year ago I was told on a tv show that if I had my nose done again it would turn black and fall off. and knowing my self and my body really well I had few things done ever since and I never had any problems.
"It is my bday month and I have just gifted my self with a luxurious 7 star Holliday which will include another nose job and the change of my square chin implant for a V shape at a Luxurious destination why? Because I m worth it darling 👱🏻🤳🏻💋
So what is the exact extent of Rodrigo's plastic surgery 'addiction'?
Rodrigo Alves: A plastic surgery timeline
Rodrigo Alves plastic surgery timeline
1 of 15Rodrigo Alves: Plastic Surgery Timeline
Rodrigo claims he had his first plastic surgery procedure when he was just 17. He has had 58 procedures ever since, completely transforming his face and body. Let's take a look back at where it all started...
2 of 15Lonely beginnings
Brazilian born Rodrigo lived with a hormone dysfunction which caused him to grow breasts. He told the Loose Women panel: "Growing up I felt alone as nobody wanted to be friends with me. Because of my body image and the fact that I was shy, I avoided social situation."
3 of 15Bullied at school
Rodrigo claims his nicknames at school were 'potato nose' and 'jelly belly'. He told The Sun Online: "I had my face pushed against the urinal because I had a wide nose." This is why he first started getting surgery.
4 of 15Procedure number one
Rodrigo's first procedure was a boob job, which he spent £2,000 on. He says the scars of that first surgery still remain.
5 of 15Topping it up
Rodrigo has reportedly spent £8,000 on Botox and fillers.
6 of 15How many?!
Rodrigo has had a staggering TEN nose jobs. This photo shows his third one. He's spent a total of £30,000 on these procedures.
7 of 15Dangerous lengths
In 2010 after his tenth nose job, he caught a flesh eating infection which left him unable to breathe as it ate away at his skin. Talking about sharing the bathroom with the CBB housemates, he said: "My nose doesn't work anyway, I have to breathe through my mouth."
8 of 15Beginnings of the Human Ken Doll
On his journey to becoming the 'Human Ken Doll' Rodrigo got himself a set of pec implants and a fake six-pack. Altogether, his plastic muscles cost £32,000.
9 of 15Hairy business
Rodrigo splashed £5,000 on a hair transplant.
10 of 15Plastic perfection?
The procedures kept happening - including £3,000 on liposuction to his jaw and getting his ears pinned back - and Rodrigo was well on his way to being a walking Ken Doll. But it wasn't enough...
11 of 15International face
Rodrigo wrote on his Instagram that his jaw implant was from Germany.
12 of 15Paralysed
By this point, Rodrigo underwent surgery to make his arms bigger which left both of them paralysed after catching a bug. He said: "It nearly got to the stage where they were talking about chopping my arm off." Thankfully, the feeling returned in his arms after 30 days.
13 of 15Lifted
Rodrigo had a facelift and he can apparently take up to two hours to put makeup on before leaving the house.
14 of 15Waisted
Rodrigo had four ribs removed earlier this year to look more 'feminine'. He has said: "I will do what Caitlyn Jenner did. When I reach my late 50s, I would rather be a sexy old lady than a saggy old man."
15 of 15Today...
In the CBB house, Rodrigo explained: "I don't recommend for anyone to follow my journey when it comes to that. There have been complications and it has been a long journey."But you do empower people. In life you have the decision to be whoever you want to be and do whatever you want to do, as long as you don't cause harm to other people."I did what was right for me."
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