'Bullies called me whale so I dropped 8st - now they slide into my DMs'

Paris Moment Built on 'Sliding Into His DM's' - Sport for Business

After her Paralympics debut and emotional aftermath at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, Katie O’Brien found herself at a crossroads. The Galway rower had achieved her dream, but her body was sending a clear message — it was time to rest and repair. “I had surgery on my back after Paris,” she explains. “It was something that had been building for a while, and I knew if I wanted to keep going, I had to deal with it properly.” O’Brien was born with…

'Bullies called me whale so I dropped 8st - now they slide into my DMs'

Jessica Turner was bullied at school when she weighed 16stone 5lbs. Now she ignores messages asking for a date