Chantelle Houghton details secret to her four stone weight loss as she admits she felt ‘trapped’ in her own body before slimming down

Chantelle Houghton has shared how she lost four stone after dieting and exercising.

The former Celebrity Big Brother star, 39, said she felt “amazing” after cutting sugar out of her diet.

She revealed that she had felt “trapped in my own body” before she lost weight and was no longer “self-conscious.”

Speak against The sun and Ice 36, Chantelle said, “I’ve lost about four and a half stone… physically and mentally I feel great.”

“I am completely sugar free. I don’t eat or drink sugar. The effect of this has had such a positive effect on me. I’m the healthiest and fittest I’ve ever been.”

She continued: ‘I can actually walk into a store and pick clothes off a hanger, get my size and go buy it, instead of having to try and make sure it hides this and doesn’t end up there.

“It’s just really liberating to feel comfortable in your own body. For a long time I felt a bit trapped in my own body because I wasn’t happy with it.

“Now I don’t feel self-conscious. I just feel very happy and satisfied.’

Chantelle reached 13 stone in 2021, but the mother-of-one then opted to embark on a new diet and exercise routine after splitting with her ex-fiance Michael Strutt.

She said that recently OK! Magazine she was motivated to get fit after being mistaken for a pregnant person.

She said, “My stomach has always been my problem area. My limbs are like sticks, but the weight goes to my stomach and always has been.

“People came up to me and thought I was pregnant. I was in a store and a lady asked me when to come, and a few weeks later the same thing happened.

“It happened so often that I just went with it and shrugged it off. It didn’t upset me because I knew I looked pregnant.”

Confident: The former Celebrity Big Brother star, 39, said she felt ‘great’ after cutting sugar from her diet

Feeling good: She revealed she had felt ‘trapped in my own body’ before she lost weight and was no longer ‘self-conscious’

She has revised her lifestyle and is now down to a size eight, but insisted she does not follow a strict diet.

Chantelle announced on Instagram in February that she plans to be her “own Valentine” this year as she focuses on “self-care and self-love.”

She admitted that she is her “own worst enemy” and “hated” herself for years before getting caught up in a lengthy social media post.

Chantelle, who was previously targeted by mean trolls because of her weight, said she’s “finally in a place where I like myself” and has begun to “heal.”

The TV personality showed off her slim figure as she showed off her toned midriff in a mirror selfie wearing black leggings and a blue cropped sports top.

Alongside the post she wrote, “Be your own valentine….self care and self love are so important, I HATE myself for YEARS, I told myself the most horrible things, I was my own worst enemy.

“I’m FINALLY in a place where I like myself, I’m fine, I’m doing great and it’s healing. I’ve been through SO MUCH and the girl I see in the mirror needs my kindness and I grant it to her.

“My healing journey has only just begun and I am so proud of myself for surviving what I went through and I am EXCITED for the future!! I LIVE instead of just SURVIVE!

“Whatever you are going through, take time for yourself, practice self-care, meditate, read books, go for a walk, talk to friends, reach out, you are a SURVIVOR. I am NO longer a victim. I am a SURVIVOR.”

It comes after Chantelle ruled out ever having another cosmetic surgery at the end of last year – despite being tempted after gaining three and a half stone during lockdown.

She last went under the knife in 2016 when her breast implants were removed, saying the original surgery was her “biggest regret.”

Speak against The sun, she said: ‘When I had my breast implants completely removed, I knew this was my very last cosmetic surgery. I promised myself that I would only go under the knife again for medical reasons.’