Overview
- The former EastEnders actor says she wishes she had pursued diet and exercise instead of surgery.
- The gastric sleeve removed about 75–80% of her stomach at a private London clinic, which she once called the best thing she had done.
- She decided to act after fearing a heart attack given her family history of cardiac disease.
- Before surgery she used weight-loss injections such as Wegovy, saw short-term results, then regained weight after stopping.
- She credits maintenance to working with a nutritionist and fitness coach and to giving up alcohol, as co-stars and fans praised her Instagram updates.