ESC singer Isaak
Heavy online hostility because of his weight
Isaac has to endure insults because of his weight.
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Isaak Guderian made it to 12th place at this year’s ESC. However, this success did not only bring positive experiences for the singer.
Isaak Guderian (29) actually had every reason to celebrate after the final of the Eurovision Song Contest on May 11th: He came in 12th place, the best German ESC placement in years. But alongside the congratulations, there was also hatred against the singer from Minden. “After the ESC, I was attacked on Instagram for being overweight,” he says. the “Bild” newspaper.
“The comments ranged from ‘Don’t you want to optimize yourself?’ to insults like ‘fat pig’. Of course, that’s not something you like to read,” the musician explains. Fortunately, the hostility no longer affects him – he has “literally grown a thick skin” and is “at peace with his excess weight.”
Isaak has always had problems with his weight
Even as a child, Isaak, who now weighs 130 kilos, struggled with his figure. “But there were times when I weighed 145 kilos. Back then, I often had food binges. I opened the fridge and shoveled everything that was in there into myself,” he told the paper. Today, the father of two tries to avoid such attacks as best as possible.
But he’s not thinking about losing weight – he loves cooking and eating too much for that. “I’m good the way I am. That feels very liberating,” he explains. Instead of focusing on his weight, he prefers to focus on music. Isaak has just released his new single “Never the Same” and in November he’ll be embarking on his first solo tour with twelve concerts.