She’s known to Home And Away viewers as longtime Summer Bay resident Marilyn Chambers.
But Emily Symons ditched her character’s signature style on Tuesday, sporting an effortlessly chic look and slimmed-down frame during an appearance on Channel Seven’s The Morning Show.
The 48-year-old Australian actress stunned in a tailored black pantsuit which highlighted her noticeably slender figure.
She looks very different from Marilyn! Home and Away’s Emily Symons, 48, showed off her youthful complexion and slimmed-down frame on The Morning Show (right) on Tuesday
Despite looking better than ever, Emily revealed during the interview that some Home and Away fans have openly criticised her weight.
The mother-of-one told hosts Kylie Gillies and Larry Emdur that viewers often tell her: ‘You look fat on television. You are very short. The normal things.’
But Emily laughed off the harsh comments, insisting that most ‘say lovely things’.
‘You look fat on TV’: Despite looking better than ever, Emily revealed during the interview that some Home and Away fans have openly criticised her weight. Pictured at the 2013 Logies
‘They say they used to watch it with their mum and now they are watching it with their kids. Our fans are wonderful and we would not be here without them,’ she said.
Emily’s monochromatic outfit and straight locks were quite the contrast to Marilyn’s bright, colourful outfits and voluminous tresses.
Kylie observed: ‘Your look is very much a departure from Marilyn. That would be a good thing, because at the end of the day, you get to be Emily again.’
Emily replied: ‘I can go shopping and not be approached. Not that I mind it at all, but nobody recognises me, because I look like a feral, exhausted mother at the shops!’
Referencing her flawlessly applied makeup, she added: ‘I do not look like this, that’s for sure.’
Positive attitude: But Emily laughed off the comments, insisting most fans ‘say lovely things’
The former Emmerdale welcomed her first child, son Henry, in August 2015 after two unsuccessful IVF attempts.
She shares the adorable bub with her ex-partner, radio executive Paul Jackson.
The couple had reportedly been living separate lives for six months before their split was confirmed in late July, 2016.
Busy mama! The former Emmerdale welcomed her first child, son Henry, in August 2015 after two unsuccessful IVF attempts. Pictured in March 2018