Natalie Cassidy has left fans stunned after unveiling the results of her reported three stone weight loss on the British Soap Awards red carpet.
The 35-year-old EastEnders star showed off her trim new physique at the event after reportedly shedding the weight over the past four years, despite giving birth to daughter Joanie in 2016.
Natalie has been open about her struggles with yo-yo dieting over the last decade, ranging from a size 16 to a 4-6 at her smallest.
Transformed: EastEnders star Natalie Cassidy unveiled her incredible new figure on the British Soap Awards red carpet after reportedly losing three stone
Natalie’s transformed figure came as weight loss expert and Fatnosis director Steve Miller told Bella magazine that the soap star looks happier than ever, adding that she seemed to have shed the pounds over a prolonged period of time.
He said: ‘She looks like she’s lost up to three stone over the years, and is a size 8. She’s lost weight on her face, legs, arms and neck and would be around 9 stone.’
‘She’s done it the right way, which indicates a boost in her self-esteem. She looks gorgeous!’
MailOnline has contacted representatives for Natalie Cassidy for further comment.
Amazing: The Sonia Fowler actress (left in 2014) reportedly dropped the pounds over the last few years, showcasing her trim physique in a chic black midi dress on the red carpet
Natalie has been no stranger to a diet or two over the years, and was at her thinnest in 2007 after shrinking to a tiny size 4-6.
The screen star even released fitness DVD Then And Now to flaunt her new figure, but went onto reveal in 2009 that it was an unhealthy relationship with laxatives that led her to drop the pounds.
She told Heat magazine at the time: ‘I really wasn’t well. I was bordering on having an eating disorder.’
‘There were nights I would go out for dinner and then I’d go home and take laxatives because I didn’t want the food inside me.’
Up and down: Natalie has been no stranger to yo-yo dieting over the years, being a size 16 at her heaviest (above in 2001)
Trimmed down: The star shrunk down to a size 4-6 in 2007 and even released fitness DVD Then And Now
Tightened up: Natalie revealed in 2009 that keeping such a trim physique was nothing short of a challenge (above in 2008) and told Heat magazine she used to take laxatives
Happy: After her weight crept back up a size 14 (above in 2009), the Celebrity Big Brother said that she was much happier with her weight
After her weight crept back up to a size 14 Natalie admitted that she was much happier with her figure, but shrunk back down to just under nine stone in 2011 following the birth of her daughter Eliza.
Following the release of her second fitness DVD The Perfect 10 in 2013, the Celebrity Big Brother star seemed content with her body, going onto reveal the results of her recent weight loss on the red carpet.
Since getting engaged to cameraman Marc Humphreys in 2015 and welcoming her second child just one year later, the Sonia Fowler actress said she feels in a really good place.
She told The Mirror: ‘All I know is that I’m really happy. I am the most content I’ve ever been. It’s brilliant. I’m in a lovely place right now. Work’s good, life’s good, family are good. It’s all good.’
Curvy: Natalie lost a further two stone in 2011 (above) following the birth of her first daughter Eliza
Trim: (above in 2015) The soap legend also recently said that she is in a good place, after getting engaged to cameraman Marc Humphreys in 2015