Curtis Pritchard says 'strength and toughness is being able to cry' ahead of Celeb SAS debut

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Love Island star Curtis Pritchard has spoken out against toxic masculinity, dubbing 'strength and toughness' as 'being able to cry' as he prepares for the premiere of his Celebrity SAS stint.

Catching up with OK! and other press this week, part-time choreographer Curtis, 26 - who is set to embark on his big-name armed-forces journey with older brother and fellow dancer AJ, 27 - said he was glad that the series allowed him to show his emotions. "People always see - which is the big wrong thing - toughness and strength as 'You can't cry, you don't do that', but in reality, that's not the case," the reality star explained. "Strength and toughness is being able to cry, being able to express your emotions and take control of your emotions.

Allow yourself to cry when you need to, and don't when you don't need to. And that's what it's all about." Curtis - who appeared as a professional dancer on the likes of Dancing with the Stars before featuring as a singleton on Love Island in 2019 - revealed that the most trialling segment of the challenging show was being forced to write a letter to himself. "When you were writing all of that stuff down about your deepest part of yourself - what you want to achieve what you love, what you hate, all of these things, really strips you back - it makes you learn about yourself, because you're at the lowest part of the experience. "You're hungry, you're tired, we're exhausted and then you really can dig deep inside you and find out what you want to improve and what you and who you really are.That's one of the biggest turning points on the programme - it makes you a stronger person." But did having his older brother by his side during the brutal challenges and gruelling tasks make things easier.