CHANELLE Hayes revealed her jaw-dropping 7.5 stone weight loss after her gastric band surgery.
The 33-year-old underwent a gastric sleeve operation in August 2020 after her “addiction to food” ended up “spiralling” during the first lockdown.
Now Chanelle has opened up about how much more she’s enjoying the heat this year with her new look.
Sharing a side-by-side comparison on Instagram, the reality star wrote: “I have definitely enjoyed the hot weather much more this year.
“Losing so much body fat has made the heat enjoyable instead of unbearable.
“Plus, this summer I can actually fit down the treehouse slide which Frankie has loved because I can actually play with him this year. (Blakely still maintains I am uncool and embarrassing regardless of whether I can fit down the slide or not lol).
“No holidays abroad for us this year anymore, but Costa del Yorkshire is good enough for us. We had Turkey and Mexico cancelled… what about you guys? The diff in weight between these pics is 106lbs and dress sizes are 18 and 10 (uk)”
Chanelle is mother to two sons – Blakley, 10, and Frankie, three.
Chanelle found fame on Channel 4’s Big Brother in 2007 when she was just 19 and sported an incredibly trim figure.
The star said it was her second pregnancy that saw her weight soar, as well as the stress of moving home.
After years of yo-yo dieting, the reality star struggled to get on top of her bad habits – and saw the pounds pile on.
Chanelle says she was forced to face reality when her blood pressure rocketed and she suffered a soaring heart rate.
The star previously told how she weighed over 17 stone at her biggest and that she now weighs “inside the nine stones”.
She shared impressive before and after photos as she announced the news, with the first image seeing the star at her highest weight.
In the pic, she has her arms spread out and is wearing a black summer dress and flip flops.
In the most recent photo, Chanelle looks chic in a leopard print skirt with a thigh-high split, and plain black top.
Opening up in the caption, she penned: “So I hit a personal goal recently and now weigh back inside the 9 stones! But not everything is about what it says on the scales…
“In the first pic on the left I didn’t even know my weight because I didn’t want to… Although I know it was around 17 stone as I had surgery not too long from that pic (I took that picture to use as inspiration to get healthy again).
“What I do know is that I couldn’t walk up the stairs that day and opted for the escalator on that trip. I also had to put talc under my boobs, in between my thighs and under my upper arms to stop the rashes I would get from chafing.
“I avoided every mirror or reflection and generally did not care about or like myself very much. On the right pic, I still get nervous around my reflection in case I see the person I was before who was so desperately unhappy and I still get under boob chafes, but I feel so proud to post myself looking and feeling confident and healthy again.
“My weight and addiction to food has held me back for so many years I have to pinch myself when I remember I am healthy again and can fit into normal sized clothes without a crying episode in the changing rooms.”
