Anne Diamond began her career at BBC West 30-years-ago and has been on screen ever since. As well as appearing Loose Women, she used to host the TV-am morning show, Good Morning Britain, and BBC’s Good Morning… with Anne and Nick. Over the years, Anne has struggled with her weight and opened up about how she shifted those extra pounds.
How did she slim down?
Anne made a public attempt to get into shape in 2006 when she appeared on the weight loss show, Celebrity Fit Club.
As part of this, she had to complete a series of physical challenges and was weighed in each week to track progress.
Speaking about her journey, Anne said: “I’d tried every diet you can imagine. Nothing worked. I went to Belgium to have a gastric band and they didn’t fit it right.”
However, the journalist decided to pull out of the programme when other contestants found out about her gastric band.
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Speaking about her journey, Anne said: “I’d tried every diet you can imagine. Nothing worked. I went to Belgium to have a gastric band and they didn’t fit it right.”
Tipping the scales at 15 stone, the presenter continued her weight loss mission and tried to slim her waistline with extreme measures.
After initially having issues with a gastric band, Anne opted to have a second one in the UK and soon noticed the results.
With the help of surgery, the weight back to fall off but Anne explained she struggled after the operation.
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Speaking on Loose Women in 2017, she said: “As everybody knows I’ve been down that path and all these years later and while it helps, it’s helped hugely – I think without it I would be the size of a house.
“I would never argue against surgery, but I’m just saying there are pitfalls in it that you don’t even think about and I don’t love food any more.”
After the gastric band was fitted, Anne changed her eating habits and slimmed down to a trim size 12/14.
Although this has worked for her, the TV star encouraged others to think carefully before going down the same route.
He recently made an appearance at a pub quiz and fans quickly noted his extraordinary weight loss.
The star looked much slimmer than before and has previously shared how cutting back on sugar helped him shift the pounds.
Before making the change, Mark weighed in at a staggering 27 stone but was prompted to change his diet following health concerns.
As well as ditching sugary treats, he explained having a young child has made him more active.