Multicultural Hell No:
Posted on 10/19/2017 10:56:16 PM PDT by nickcarraway
The hotel Is Custom-Built for People Who Weigh Over 20 Stones
A five-mile private beach, reinforced beds, widened doorways – this is what tourists can expect during a stay at the world’s first resort for larger people.
Size 20 model Holly Macgillivray, 27, is among the first to stay at The Resort – on the secluded island of Eleuthera in Barbados.
She was staying there for an upcoming ITV show – and has revealed the unusual facilities on offer for people staying there.
Unlike a standard hotel, the resort – billed as a “sanctuary” for larger people – is custom built especially for people weighing more than 20st.
All the sun loungers are reinforced and can withstand more than 40st of sunbather.
The chairs measure one metre wide, doorways have been widened and all the beds are reinforced with two-inch steel bars.
There is a five-mile private beach for privacy and a stay here comes with a daily buffet were guests can eat what they like for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Holly, from Ruthin in Denbighshire, headed to the island with eight other overweight Brits for the show My 18 to 30 Stone Holiday.
She said: “I saw an advert in the newspaper for a TV show looking for British people over 18st.
“They wanted people who were unhappy with how they looked, had broken sun loungers or couldn’t fit in plane seats and wouldn’t go on holiday because of their size.
“I didn’t fit that mould. I go abroad all the time. I wear bikinis. I can fit in a plane seat.
“But I wanted to show fat people are not all unattractive and smelly.
“I was the smallest on the show. Some of others had never been to the beach before.”
Holly enjoyed nine days on the island – which is the brain child of owner James King.
He designed it as a “safe haven” for plus-sized holiday goers where they can feel comfortable hitting the beach.
They only take small groups of between two and 28 at a time so guests can relax and have a holiday “without any judgement whatsoever”.
On the show, the group is counselled on body issues and confidence by Scottish model Mel Cohen.
Holly, who models for Yours Clothing, says she is a confident in her skin and admitted she initially thought the idea behind the resort was “insulting”.
She added: “I think that’s because my size is not an issue for me.”
But the stay changed her mind after seeing how the others were able to relax after feeling like “they weren’t constantly being watched” or “pointed” and “laughed at”.
She said: “That place is a necessity for those people over 22st. These people are missing out on so much.
“Everyone over eats for a problem or a reason. If it was that easy to lose weight there would be no fat people in the world.”
Holly, who weights 20st, was reduced to tears during a group session with mentor Mel when she was asked to speak about a photograph of herself she hated.
This shocked Holly, who admits she is confident “90% cent of the time”.
She hopes her appearance on the show will inspire others to love their bodies.
She said: “Love yourself and just be who you are. Being fat is not the worst thing you can be. It’s just your outer case.
“I would rather be fat than a horrible person. I say I would rather have two chins then two faces.”
Just shows one should never jump to conclusions.
This is the island Hank Johnson was talking about
“You want to look thin, you hang out with fat people.” - Thornton Mellon
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Is this a spin off about marrying someone with SMALL HANDS???
What’s a binch?
We were invited to a wedding by some distant relatives of my (skinny as a rail) wife—I had never met them.
It turns out both are morbidly obese—when they tried to kiss it was like rhinos trying to make love—it was nearly impossible.
I kept thinking—how long are these people going to live carrying those hundreds of extra pounds...
Couldn’t get out of there fast enough...
Wales has computers?
I see that they have buffets.
There’s an old single panel cartoon, maybe by Gary Larson, that goes “On the internet, no one knows you’re a dog”.
You made me think of that. Because on the internet, no one knows you’re 325 lbs.
Yes, and I’m sure I’m the only overweight FReeper, since most people in this country are slim, trim and in tip-top shape. Just go to your lo local Wal-Mart and you’ll see what I mean.
This is the geography police. The Bahamas are looking for their stolen island of Eleuthera, last seen floating in the direction of the Lesser Antilles.
Ugh...what has been seen can not be unseen!
Smelly? Possibly referring to those so fat they can’t wipe their own butts.
That’s funny.....
I try not to go there but I’ve often wondered about these folks to reach where personal hygiene requires.
Typo for bunch
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