PENNY REVEALS SHE ‘SHAMED’ HERSELF INTO LOSING WEIGHT

Presenter PENNY LANCASTER has revealed she lost over a stone in eight weeks after taking a picture of her stomach to “shame” herself into taking action. The 49-year-old turned to comfort eating when she started going through the menopause during lockdown, leading to a gain in weight.

Sharing the before and after snaps on Instagram, she wrote, “During the lockdown I found myself entering my menopause and the side effects were exaggerated by the anxiety and fear of the virus and the unknown. I turned to food and drink as comfort and gained over a stone. As a wake-up call I shamed myself by taking a photo. With a new diet and exercise, I lost 17lb and 4in off my waist in eight weeks!”

The Loose Women star, who is mum to Alastair, 14, and Aiden, nine, with her husband ROD STEWART, 75, has previously opened up about her struggles during lockdown and admitted one day she reached boiling point. “I ended up throwing the dinner across the kitchen. I just screamed and burst into tears. The boys came and hugged me,” she confessed.