The Bachelor's Poppy reveals school 'tree-trunk thighs' bullying

The Bachelor's final four contestants feature on the cover of this week's Woman's Day magazine. Photo / Instagram

Bachelor finalist Poppy Salter has revealed a school bully used to tease her about her "tree-trunk thighs" in the latest issue of Woman's Day.

The bubbly Brit tells the magazine: "When I was a kid ... a horrible girl from school, told me I had tree-trunk thighs and that didn't feel nice at all."

But the 24-year-old yoga instructor has put those barbs behind her and says she is now "proud of my curves".

The final four - Salter, Matilda Rice, Dani Robinson and Alysha Brown - stripped down to their bikinis for an exclusive photo shoot as they spoke out about body image.

Invercargill teacher Brown says she has put on 10kg since shooting began on The Bachelor but is still "a confident girl".

"I call it The Bachelor 10," she says. "As a high school teacher, I'm a role model to a lot of impressionable young girls... If I can teach just a dozen of them to accept themselves, cellulite, blemishes and all, then I will."

22-year-old Robinson also admits that living in the Bachelor mansion has changed her physique.

"I've lost quite a bit of muscle. Living in the house feels like you're on holiday so I haven't really felt like exercising," says the marketing assistant, who has a personal trainer outside of the mansion.

Meanwhile, sales executive Rice reveals the Bachelor isn't "hung up on looks" despite being a fitness fanatic, with every episode of the reality series opening with a new workout routine.

"Even though he's so ridiculously good-looking, he's not the type of guy who gets hung up on looks. He'd never make you feel bad about the body type you have," she says.

- nzherald.co.nz