Michelle McManus, the sensational Glasgow Pop Idol star, opened up about her weight loss journey during a candid chat on ITV's Loose Women this week.The 44 year old songstress and TV personality, who soared to fame following her Pop Idol win in 2003, discussed her impressive nine-stone weight loss with panel favourite Coleen Nolan.
Beaming, Michelle responded to an awe-struck Coleen, who commented: "I mean, you look fabulous, you've lost nine stone?" and Michelle graciously replied: "Yeah, thank you!".
Michelle was honest about her struggle, saying: "I had gained a lot of weight in Covid, I had my two babies back to back, I gained a lot of weight.
I think you can be beautiful at any size, that's not what it's about, but I think for me, honestly, I just got to the stage where I was looking in the mirror and crying." She opened up further about her journey and the actions she took for a healthier life: "I'm like: 'I should love my body, I've just had these two babies in my 40s' and I was really proud of that but I was just looking at myself going: 'I feel miserable'.Then I just decided, I got this amazing life coach, just cut my calories, started going to the gym! ".
Read more on ok.co.uk