Nadia Almada, who won Big Brother in 2004, recently opened up about shedding an incredible six stone following a gastric-sleeve operation in Turkey.
The 47-year-old star, who is celebrating 20 years since her reality show triumph, told OK! that she took drastic action to get healthy amid fears of having a stroke. "My mum told me to do it," she told the publication. " I spent Christmas with my family in Portugal, and when she told me I should get the surgery, it was the relief and reassurance that I needed. "I was a size 20 and a shadow of my former self.
I had no stamina, no energy, no vitality – and there was a higher risk of having major heart problems or a stroke from the weight that I’d been carrying.
Plus, I couldn’t wear heels because my feet were so swollen. That was the last straw." At this time, Nadia confessed she was eating 'massive amounts of food', dubbing herself a 'carbo-tarian'.
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