Love is Blind star Jimmy Presnell thanks the ‘haters’ for inspiring his epic physical transformation

Love Is Blind star Jimmy Presnell gave his ‘haters’ a surprise thank-you in aiding in his epic physical transformation. 

The Netflix alum underwent a hair transplant and has also dropped nearly 30 pounds – and the results are on full display all over his social media.  

Now, Presnell has revealed how cruel comments inspired him to take the plunge and get the procedure done. 

‘Thank you to the haters a little bit,’ he told TMZ. ‘With it all being highlighted, it made it easier for me to be able to take that step because I was like, “You know what, I shouldn’t care what people think of me.”‘

And the feedback he’s been receiving online has also undergone a 180.  

‘Coming off Love is Blind, I’ll say the comments weren’t like I would have wanted them to be,’ he said with a laugh. ‘My comments went super positive since then, which is obviously a blessing to be able to get that type of feedback.

‘But it’s been really interesting because prior to getting the procedure done, I obviously thought about it a good bit, but going into that world, it really got highlighted, I got a lot of shots from my hairline, and so it honestly gave me the courage to be able to do something about it.

‘I’m not quite sure I would have ever done anything about it without reading the comments,’ he continued. 

Thanks to the makeover, Presnell’s mental health has also dramatically improved. 

‘And so at one point that really got to me, but now I’ve kind of reached a level of inner peace where I’m gonna do what makes me happy, and that’s done numbers for my actual mental health, not just physically… the feedback I’ve gotten from it.’

Presnell got his hair transplant done in the United States rather than Turkey – where plastic and cosmetic surgery is much cheaper.  

‘I have mentioned I decided to stay in the states for my procedure, which, typically is a little bit more expensive to do, but there’s a lot of things that come with that, and I’ll explain that as well,’ he recently revealed on Instagram. 

‘I went to Solve Clinics in River North, Chicago. They charge roughly $5 a graft. I had a little over 2,000 grafts, I think 21 or 2,200. So roughly 10, 11 grand for the procedure,’ he continued.

‘For me, when I was going through the kind of the evaluation process, I was getting quotes anywhere from $3,000 to $5,000. It included flight, it included hotel, all that good stuff.

‘But there was no ongoing consultation or talking to your surgeon. So they just pretty much send you home after the surgery. You don’t really have any type of relationship.’

On top of the grafts, Presnell has also been getting PRP (platelet-rich plasma) injections on his scalp, which cost around $600 a pop.

The Love Is Blind star was one of the most memorable contestants from season six of the show.

He was engaged to Megan Fox lookalike Chelsea Blackwell during the season, but the former couple called it quits on their tumultuous relationship before tying the knot.

Despite their messy on-screen drama, the pair now remain friends.

In fact, Presnell has now moved into the same influencer-friendly apartment block as Blackwell, who also relocated to Miami after the show.

Presnell currently has plans to stay in Miami for the next three months and has admitted that he may move to a hotspot like Charleston or Nashville next.

He’s currently rumored to be making a return to reality TV on the next season of Netflix’s Perfect Match, but nothing has been confirmed yet.

Love Is Blind is currently one of the most popular dating franchises on television.

After delivering massive numbers for Netflix, the show has been spun off in Brazil, Japan, the UK, Mexico, and more.