Shaughna Phillips, who starred in the 2020 edition of the ITV show, was described as being "clinically obese" - but now is feeling more confident than ever after her weight loss
Shaughna Phillips is feeling better than ever after dropping a huge five stone.
Former Love Island star Shaughna, 30, has been on a mission to achieve perfect body, getting a boob job which she described as the "best decision ever". She also has been a doting mother to her baby, admitting her late dad had predicted she would give birth to a baby girl.
But now, Shaughna has been thrilled to show off her dramatic weight loss after shedding the pounds thanks to one change to her lifestyle. It came after a harrowing health check from doctors in January 2024, which resulted in the reality star being branded "clinically obese".
Speaking to OK! magazine, Shaughna said she was feeling "the best I've felt in a long time" thanks to her shocking weight loss. She added that something within her clicked that called on her to kick-start her transformation and get back to her previous weight.
"I can’t believe how far I’ve come in a year," she explained, "I was on a walk a year ago and there was a moment where it dawned on me how much weight I actually had to lose. I felt so overwhelmed; it was like, ‘Where on earth do you even start?’
"But you do – and eventually it comes off," she went on to say. "I’m just so glad I did start because that was the hardest part."
After rising to fame on Love Island back in 2020, London gal Shaughna said that being she felt huge pressure to look a certain way when it came to her appearance. Her confidence slipped to an all-time low when she gave birth to beautiful baby Lucia in April 2023, as she struggled to cope with her post-baby body.
She admitted that she had done "quite a bit of damage to her body" after she welcomed her little bundle of joy, but she admitted that she did not want people to think of her being so big. She put her fears down to anxiety after giving birth, adding: "I had it really bad and I still struggle; it's still a battle, but it's definitely eased up, now that I'm more confident and comfortable with myself."
Hitting back at trolls, Shaughna became a target for online abuse - but has now learned to take a step back and not rise to their hatred. "When people called me ‘fat’, I wasn’t surprised, because I knew I was, but if you’re feeling down, it doesn’t help," she confessed.
When asked what her secret was to dropping the pounds so quickly, Shaughna revealed that she cut out one item of food that kick-started her weight loss. Going from 15st 4lb to 9st 10lb, she admitted that she cut out biscuits from her diet.
"They were my downfall," the reality star said. "I had the same diet as Buddy the Elf from Elf; I would literally just have sweets and junk food, morning, noon and night.
"From such a young age, I remember trying to skip meals because I wanted to be skinny," Shaughna went on to say. "I’m really glad that I’ve overcome that now."
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