She’s been a prominent whistle blower when it comes to abuse in the entertainment industry.
And former Hey Dad..! child star Sarah Monahan has revealed how years of stress saw her weight and cholesterol levels skyrocket.
Speaking to The Morning Show on Thursday, the former child actress explained how she had lost eight kilograms to avoid going on medication last year.
‘I had gotten kind of fat’: Hey Dad star and abuse survivor Sarah Monahan reveals how eight kilogram weight loss helped her stay off cholesterol medication
Starring as Jenny Kelly on the popular sitcom, Sarah was one of 10 people who accused Hey Dad..! star Robert Hughes of molesting them as children.
In 2014, Robert was sentenced to six years in jail for 10 child sex charges.
Speaking to hosts Larry Emdur and Kylie Gillies, Sarah said she had been instructed by a doctor to lose weight.
Shedding for health reasons: Speaking to hosts Larry Emdur and Kylie Gillies, Sarah said she had been instructed by a doctor to lose weight
‘It came about because after all the years my cholesterol was high, I had gotten kind of fat,’ she explained.
‘I’d gone to have a check up when we moved to Florida and the doctor was like, ”either you need to lose 20 pounds (nine kilograms) or you need to take cholesterol medicine”.’
Travelling to Australia, Sarah underwent the same extreme diet as Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Eddie McGuire.
‘I did the Dr Liu Wellness 101 and I didn’t realise it would be as hard as it was but basically you don’t eat for 14 days,’ Sarah said.
‘Basically you don’t eat for 14 days’: Sarah underwent the same extreme diet as Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Eddie Maguir
‘I lost eight kilos in two weeks.’
While putting back on some of the weight, Sarah said she overall she was happy with the results.
‘As soon as you eat, they say you put two kilograms on immediately the day that you eat, which I did,’ she recalled.
‘When I left Australia I went straight to Texas, where you basically breathe you get fat, so I only put on another kilo, so I’ve kept five kilos off.’
Came forward: Starring as Jenny Kelly on the popular sitcom, Sarah was one of 10 people who accused Hey Dad …! star Robert Hughes of molesting them as children