Frankie: “I feel incredible after losing a stone”
Despite an injury ruining her fitness goals, reality star Frankie Essex shapes up by ditching junk food
She told Closer that she’d gained weight last year after a knee injury left her unable to work out.
But Frankie Essex – who showed off her incredible bikini body in Tenerife last week – has told pals she’s feeling better than ever after shedding a stone and slimming down from a size 14 to a 12.
A source reveals, “Frankie still can’t work out properly because of her knee, but she’s changed her diet in recent weeks. She’s cut out junk food and is trying to eat lots of healthy protein, like fish and grilled vegetables. She’s lost a stone and a dress size, but she’s trying not to obsess over a goal weight or size. Her dream used to be getting back to a size 8, but now she just wants to focus on having a happy balance.”
The former TOWIE star, 32, has seen her weight yo-yo over the years. She famously shed 2st in just eight weeks in 2016, after embracing a diet and fitness regime, and even released a workout DVD. But she struggled to maintain her slim new figure and revealed her confidence was seriously knocked a year later, when she was cruelly body-shamed by a fellow holidaymaker while celebrating her 30th birthday. And insiders say that after years of body battles, Frankie is trying to embrace her curves.
The source adds, “Frankie has really struggled with her body image in the past, but she’s trying to love what she sees in the mirror and says she feels incredible at the moment. She’s not obsessed with having a perfect bikini body, but just wants to feel healthy and happy in her own skin.”