Overview
- Stanley says a gastric sleeve at a private London clinic removed roughly 75 to 80 percent of her stomach and led to a weight loss of about seven stone.
- Reflecting on the decision, she says she would have preferred to lose weight through diet and exercise and fears possible stomach restretching and regain.
- She describes pursuing major weight loss out of concern about a heart attack, referencing her father’s death and her mother’s bypass.
- Before surgery she tried Wegovy injections, lost about two stone, then regained the weight after stopping the treatment.
- Since the operation she has worked with a nutritionist and fitness coach, changed her diet, given up alcohol, and shared progress that drew supportive comments from former EastEnders co-stars.