Pop Idol star Michelle McManus has wowed her fans with her incredible weight loss after losing nine stone.
The Scottish singer, 44, has shared before and after pictures – which you can see here – to Instagram.
Michelle explained that she has dropped nine stone by “making changes in my life to help me reach the place in which I now find myself”.
Michelle McManus weight loss
The star – who won Pop Idol in 2003 – wrote on Instagram: “For the past year or so I’ve been making changes in my life to help me reach the place in which I now find myself. Happily it is a place of good health and contentment.
“I love both versions of myself in the above two photos. The image on the left was taken in late 2022, eight months after I’d given birth to my second beautiful baby and I’d just started a new job presenting The Afternoon Show on @bbcradioscot.”
Michelle said she felt tired both “physically and mentally” despite life “going great” for her. She added: “If I’m honest, I was also struggling with my fitness. Caring for two babies under three was my priority and working on myself was not something I had dedicated time to considering, let alone doing.”
Michelle on secret to weight loss
In the second picture, taken a few weeks ago, Michelle looks noticeably slimmer. She continued: “In total I’ve dropped 9st through calorie deficit and introducing exercise into my life.
For the past year or so I’ve been making changes in my life.
“Looking at these images side by side, I can honestly say the numbers attached to both are almost irrelevant.
“I’ve learned it’s truly all about how you feel about yourself. Life gets in the way, situations change and priorities shift.”
Concluding her inspirational post, Michelle said: “Someone introduced me to a great quote recently that really resonated with me: ‘The only lifelong relationship we’ll ever have is the one with ourselves.’
“It is something I’ve learned too. Loving yourself and feeling self-worth is so important. It’s taken me such a long time to understand that. But thankfully now, at 44-years-old, I finally get it. Perhaps that is the biggest and best transformation of all.”
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