Tziporah reveals her amazing slimdown
The former model has dropped three dress sizes to look and feel the best she has since she came out of hiding last year
Friends are quietly applauding Tziporah Malkah's incredible transformation, which has seen her fall in love, embrace a healthy new lifestyle and win over a new generation of fans, all in the past 12 months.
“I call it the love diet,” says one close friend, adding she hasn't seen the former Vogue covergirl look this good in years. “And it's really sweet that her boyfriend has been supporting her all the way.”
Since Tziporah – previously known as Kate Fischer – reunited with her teenage sweetheart, former Australian navy sailor Guy Vasey, the 44-year-old has embarked on a whole new life, moving to Adelaide to be with him, and embracing a healthier diet and regular exercise.
“Guy has been training her and walking with her each day to encourage her, because she genuinely wants to get her body back in shape – it's working!” her friend says of her 19kg weight loss. “She's eating better, too. It's lovely to see her so happy and in love, and she's also regained her confidence and is looking forward to 2018.
"By this time next year, she hopes to have lost at least another 10kg. It's like we have the old Kate back.”
SLOW & STEADY
Tziporah shed an impressive 14kg while competing on I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! in South Africa earlier this year, and vowed to keep it off. But soon after returning to Australia and abandoning the reality TV show's starvation diet, she was almost back to her prejungle weight of 118.5kg. A foot injury meant she also had to stop exercising temporarily. But her new boyfriend has now got her back on track. “Guy is such a great motivator Tziporah has found it easier to lose weight this time around with his support,” her friend says. “She really wants to get her weight down to 80 or 90kg, but she's doing it slowly and sensibly.” Last week, friends and fans gushed over a photo Tziporah posted on Instagram, with one saying, “You are looking amazing,” while another added, “Kate is definitely back!” and, “Cheekbones!” The Sirens actress has previously revealed doctors told her she was at risk of diabetes if she didn't lose weight, and her friend says she also has a “weak back”, which could rob her of her career in aged care. “I am so heavy and doing quite a physical job, and my doctor says I'm prediabetic and I'm going to break my back if I continue to be this heavy,” Tziporah told The Kyle & Jackie O Show after leaving the jungle.
Tziporah's friend says those closest to her are thrilled with her new-found devotion to her health, especially since the former model – who was once engaged to billionaire casino mogul James Packer – has battled body demons most of her life. “I've had an eating disorder since I was eight years old,” she revealed early this year. “I don't have a healthy relationship with food. Since I was eight, and I am 43, I have never eaten healthy within the 35 years. It's been a lifelong condition,” she revealed. But hopefully that's now all well and truly behind her. “She's matured and is older and wiser than the model Australia knew and loved all those years ago,” her friend says. “She hasn't been this confident in years and is so proud of what she's achieved. “I'm just happy Guy came back into her life at the right time.”
‘Guy has been training her and walking with her each day’