Lego Masters’ Maddy Tyers tells how she lost so much weight as a teenager she risked a heart attack

‘I didn’t think I had an eating disorder – I was very much in denial’: Lego Masters’ Maddy Tyers reveals she lost so much weight at the age of 15 she risked having a heart attack

She is half of the bubbly husband-and-wife duo who has look a picture of happiness in the new Channel Nine series Lego Masters.

But Maddy Tyers, 29, has revealed she suffered dangerous weight loss in her teenage years, which was so severe doctors told her she risked having a heart attack.

Maddy – who features with her husband Jimmy Eaton in the Channel Nine show – told New Idea she was admitted to hospital at the age of 15 for an eating disorder.

‘I didn’t think I had an eating disorder – I was very much in denial’: Lego Masters’ Maddy Tyers, left, has revealed she lost so much weight at the age of 15 she risked having a heart attack 

‘I didn’t think I had an eating disorder – I was very much in denial,’ she said.

The quirky Lego fanatic said it was a ‘rude awakening’ when doctors warned her of the potentially deadly consequences. 

She explained her weight dropped dramatically when she was in Year 10 after a period of barely eating and exercising a lot.

‘A few years have passed and it’s still a struggle – but I’m at a point where I am learning to love myself,’ she said.

Talking about their appearance on Lego Masters, Maddy said she and her partner were a couple of big children and that it was surreal they were chosen for the show.

'A few years have passed and it's still a struggle - but I'm at a point where I am learning to love myself,' she said. She stars on the show alongside her husband Jimmy

‘A few years have passed and it’s still a struggle – but I’m at a point where I am learning to love myself,’ she said. She stars on the show alongside her husband Jimmy

She and Jimmy celebrated their one-year wedding anniversary on Friday – just in time to watch themselves come out victorious in Sunday night’s episode.

Their haunted house-inspired apartment took the crown. 

An ode to iconic films such as The Shining and Ghostbusters, the couple’s build had not only Hamish and Ryan staring in wonder, but fellow contestants too. 

Happy couple: Maddy and Jimmy celebrated their one-year wedding anniversary on Friday - just in time to watch themselves come out victorious in Sunday night's episode

Happy couple: Maddy and Jimmy celebrated their one-year wedding anniversary on Friday – just in time to watch themselves come out victorious in Sunday night’s episode

What a build: Maddy and Jimmy's haunted house-inspired apartment took the crown

What a build: Maddy and Jimmy’s haunted house-inspired apartment took the crown

‘I think for the first time you’ve actually hit your ambition level, I’m really proud of you guys,’ the show’s judge ‘Brickman’ Ryan McNaught said.

‘I think you guys are on a incredible trajectory.’

It comes after Daily Mail Australia revealed the Lego Masters contestant is an actress who once kissed Liam Hemsworth in the 2008 TV series The Elephant Princess. 

Maddy played a leading role in the show, starring alongside the now-husband to Miley Cyrus from 2008 to 2011. 

The show is Maddy’s most notable credit as an actress, but she has also had minor roles in Neighbours and City Homicide.

Maddy lists her occupations on Facebook as ‘children’s author’ and ‘movie maker’.

Early days! It comes after Daily Mail Australia revealed the Lego Masters contestant is an actress who once kissed Liam Hemsworth in the 2008 TV series The Elephant Princess

Early days! It comes after Daily Mail Australia revealed the Lego Masters contestant is an actress who once kissed Liam Hemsworth in the 2008 TV series The Elephant Princess

 

 

 

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