ITV talk show host Lorraine Kelly admitted to Express.co.uk she went from a size 10 to a size 14 over lockdown, and spoke about how her increased food and alcohol intake were partly to blame.The journalist has teamed up with WW (formerly known as Weight Watchers) in hopes of getting her confidence and “va va voom back”.Lorraine, 62, spoke about how she was dismayed to find that she had gone from a size 10 to a size 14 due to the change to her diet over lockdown.
Speaking about how the pandemic affected her, Lorraine said: “Things were different. All of a sudden, the routine in our lives went. “I mean, I still had a routine, but there were no exercise classes - maybe once a day you could walk your dogs? “And comfort eating.
I just went completely off the rails. I was like, ‘You needed that big bar of chocolate. You need that whole packet of Hobnobs, you can’t just have one.’“And I was also drinking too much - not to excess - but I was having a glass of wine where I normally wouldn’t,” she explained.“You know, I don’t drink that much anyway, so all of that contributed to me slowly, gradually, putting on weight and going from a size 10 - which is what I’m supposed to be when I’m really happy - to a size 14. “And whilst that’s fine for most people, we all know what size we’re supposed to be.”Speaking about getting back down to her perfect dress size, Lorraine confessed: “I've done it before myself, but I just needed help this time. “I just think there's so much going on.
We’re all a bit overwhelmed by what's going on in the world and I just needed help and WW has just been perfect because it’s all up to you what you want to do."Alcohol aside, one particularly unhealthy habit that had contributed to Lorraine’s weight gain.
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