Kurt Tay's breasts after having breast implant in April 2013
Back in 2013, he had said: "Whenever I saw women on the train, I'd feel very miserable that I didn't have breasts like them.
"It was like suddenly all I wanted was to have breasts. Until today, I can't explain what came over me.
"I was depressed after losing money at the casino and my online escort business failed."
Mr Tay, who also described himself as a "Singapore superstar celebrity" on his Facebook profile page, denies it was a stunt or a cry for attention, but admitted he found life with the implants difficult.
"My wife kept telling me she felt embarrassed whenever we went out because people would stare at us like we were weird," said Mr Tay.
He would then bind his chest before they went out.
"I wrapped them, but you could still see them sticking out because they were quite big," he said.
Mr Tay declined to reveal more about his family, except that he and his wife are still married and they have been trying to have children.
He now aspires to be a World Wrestling Entertainment star.
"I want to (eventually) build my body (similar) to that of wrestlers like John Cena or The Rock."
Dr Brian Yeo, a consultant psychiatrist at Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre, said Mr Tay's explanation that he had implants after becoming stressed and depressed was very unusual.
"It is unusual that stress could cause someone to suddenly want a change.
"Usually, a person would need to have had sexual identity issues first, before stress can trigger them to get drastic changes made."
Stress, he added, commonly causes people to indulge in vice or take a long break. It doesn't usually push someone to do something as drastic as breast implants.
"Every person is different and there are many ways of coping (with stress) - some people turn to religion, some take the time to reflect."
https://tnp.straitstimes.com/news/s...fidence-boosting-c-cup-implants-after-3-years