Sue Cleaver's three stone weight loss journey as she's branded 'unrecognisable'
Sue Cleaver 's body transformation has been wowing soap fans lately following her recent appearance on Loose Women, where she discussed her hospital dash.
The I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! star, 59, has lost a significant amount of weight and changed her style over recent years. Her most recent TV appearance saw the star explain to the Loose Women panel how con-artists have tried to use her weight loss transformation to sell fake diet pills online.
Sue has opened up about her own weight loss over the years, admitting she had lost a lot of weight last year when she decided to give up alcohol.
Sue looked slimmer than ever on Loose Women (ITV)Sue previously revealed she had decided to stop drinking after having "loads of wine" during the pandemic. She now no longer drinks at all, saying being in a pub is her idea of "hell". The TV star said: "I went on HRT about a year and a half ago and realised I should have done that about five years ago. I was walking around in a bit of a fog and then I literally made some massive changes," she told The Sun. Sue confessed she put on "a lot of weight" by drinking wine in lockdown. She added: "Then I did dry January and I thought: 'I wonder what life would be like if I stopped completely?'"
Despite her recent transformation Sue had a health scare earlier this year. She explained to the Loose Women panel she underwent a hysterectomy earlier this year, before admitting if she looked as if she'd lost any weight, it was because she had been rushed to hospital due to a health problem. As a result of her hospital trip, she was given emergency surgery but insisted she is doing much better now.
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She explained: "I had a really bad year. I had a hysterectomy in March. Then a few weeks ago, I ended up in A&E, I don't need to go into details, but it was a scary scary time. I had surgery and ended up in intensive care," Sue then hit out at the fake diet pills adverts as she added: "There is no diet, there are no gummies. These companies pray on vulnerable people all the time."
Mum-of-one Sue previously made a cameo on Coronation Street last month – leaving fans amazed thanks to her character Eileen Grimshaw's new look. "Crikey I didn’t recognise Eileen for a second there! You look great @Sue_Cleaver," one declared on Twitter as Sue returned to the ITV soap.
Sue, who has played Eileen since 2000, has dropped several dress sizes since first appearing on our screens due to being diagnosed with a chronic health condition.
Sue has played Eileen Grimshaw on Corrie since 2000 (Getty Images)
Sue has transformed her figure in recent years (@officialsuecleaver/Istagram)Sue's Type 2 diabetes diagnosis first became public knowledge back in 2011, when the soap star received hospital treatment after collapsing on the set of Coronation Street. According to the NHS, diabetes is a lifelong condition that causes a person's blood sugar level to become too high. There are two main types of diabetes. Type 2 diabetes – the type Sue has – is when the sufferer's body cannot produce enough insulin. In the UK, around 90% of all adults with diabetes have Type 2.
Following the incident on the Coronation Street set, Sue embarked on a health journey and transformed her diet – going from a size 16 to a 12 in 2019. The soap star is said to favour the Mediterranean diet, which is high in vegetables, fruits, legumes, nuts, beans, cereals, grains, fish and unsaturated fats such as olive oil and usually includes a low intake of meat and dairy foods.
Discussing Sue's weight loss previously, a source told Woman magazine : "Sue was always a self-confessed foodie, who admitted that over-indulgence was her Achilles Heel. Now everything's changed. Sue's in her mid-50s so it was a no-brainer that cutting down on certain things was what she had to do."
Corrie fans branded Sue Cleaver 'unrecognisable' when she returned to Corrie earlier this year (ITV)However, Sue wants to make it clear she isn't someone who obsesses over diets and weighing herself, telling Prima Magazine in March: "I lost some weight in the jungle, but I’m not obsessing over diets: life is hard enough! There's always going to be outside pressure and unfair expectations placed on women, but I refuse to get pulled into it.
"That's why I’ll never promote anything weight-related, and it’s why I’d always compliment somebody on their smile or outfit, rather than their weight." The actress went on to gush over how her fifties have been the happiest ten years of her life, adding she's happy with herself and where she is.
During her time in the jungle last year, Sue was exempt from several brutal I'm A Celebrity trials due to her diabetes diagnosis. As she camped alongside the likes of Matt Hancock and Chris Moyles, Sue won praise for wearing a real-time continuous glucose monitoring patch on her arm.
"Does Sue Cleaver have diabetes? I thought I spotted an insulin arm patch on her and now she’s exempt from the eating trial," one eagle-eyed viewer mused on Twitter as the show aired in November. While the patch on Sue's arm wasn't confirmed, it was likely a Dexcom, something used by people with diabetes.
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Sue has been a fan favourite on the cobbles for yearsI'm A Celebrity fans praised the actress for normalising living life with diabetes and not hiding her monitor. Speaking in support of Diabetes Week previously, Sue told Diabetesadvice.co.uk advised: "Having good control of diabetes is really important - after all, people with the condition live with it every day, taking care of their diet and physical activity levels."
As Sue's Corrie character Eileen returned to the cobbles, ITV viewers were quick to discuss the "skinny Eileen cameo". "Wow, Eileen looks different. #Corrie," one viewer shared, with another adding: "That was Eileen? Wow she looks amazing #Corrie."
Another penned: " #coronationstreet just casually throwing in a skinny Eileen cameo expecting nobody to notice #Corrie," whilst a sixth viewer added: "Bloody hell, good job on the weight loss Eileen. #corrie." "Wondered who eileen was for a second then #corrie," a seventh wrote, whilst another fan mused on social media: "Wow Sue Cleaver is looking AMAZING! Give Eileen a big story please. #corrie."
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