Natalie Cassidy was paid £100k to lose four stone but brands workout DVD a 'mistake'
dailystar.co.ukEastEnders actress Natalie Cassidy said she regrets filming a workout DVD – despite being paid £100,000.Natalie, 39, who plays Sonia Fowler in the BBC soap, released the DVD titled 'Natalie Cassidy's Then and Now' in 2007, before shooting 'The Perfect Ten' years later.
Producers offered Natalie the huge sum of money in exchange for her shedding four stone, giving her only a short timeline to do so.READ MORE: EastEnders Natalie Cassidy shares rare snap with fiance during romantic night outShe opened up about her experience while on the Comfort Eating with Grace Dent podcast, explaining that the quick fix workout didn't work and that she put the weight back on quickly after filming.The actress said: "I was very overweight and they approached me and said listen, we're going to give you £100,000, we're going to get you really fit and you're going to lose four stone."I was like 'happy days, let's go for it'.
I just thought, that's a lot of money, but it wasn't the right thing to do."It wasn't – you are losing a lot of weight in a three or four-month period, 12 or 16 weeks, low calories and training every day."I got there, and as soon as that DVD came out, I ate for England.
I put all the weight back on in eight weeks."Natalie previously opened up about her experiences of being fat-shamed, especially while taking part in the 2009 series of Strictly Come Dancing, explaining that she felt "ridiculed".She said: "I was about four stone bigger than I am now.For more of the latest showbiz news from Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here. "Vincenzo (Simone) was quite little.
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