ITV Emmerdale's Lisa Riley needed four operations to fix loose skin after 12st weight loss
09.02.2024 - 11:30
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
Lisa Riley has impressed fans with her incredible 12stone weight loss journey after she gave up junk food and embraced a healthier lifestyle.
The Emmerdale star ditched the takeaways to drop from a size 28 to a size 12 in just 18 months.
But even though the actress, 46, was delighted with the results of her hard work, she was left reeling by the side effects of losing so much weight in a short period of time.
As we previously reported, the Mandy Dingle icon found herself struggling with loose skin - which weighed more than 1.5 stone. The ITV star had to undergo four extreme surgeries, which prompted her documentary - Lisa Riley's Baggy Body Club.
Speaking in the docuseries, she said: "When I made the decision to lose weight, I never for one second imagined that I would end up looking like that. It never occurred to me that the loose skin would be so bad. I thought 'why on earth have I lost all this weight?' I looked worse than I did when I was obese. And it was the pain as well. The skin was flapping about and dragging."
Lisa bared all as she showed the highs and lows of weight loss, as she documented the problem that many people who lose large amounts of weight struggle with.
She said: "I wanted to show the brutality of it. In life you can't sympathise or have empathy with anybody unless you can see it.
"If I can help one person, and I know I have helped thousands, then for me it has been worthwhile."
Lisa admitted she was terrified before going under the knife for the four surgeries - a fleur de lis tummy tuck which left her with vertical and horizontal scars, surgery to remove the loose skin from her thighs, a boob lift and the removal of her "bingo wings" - but she was determined to push herself forward and take