Jennifer Ellison has been struggling with her weight gain for a long time. She reportedly reached size 18 at her highest. However, she recently disclosed that she is satisfied and happy with her current body.
Jennifer Lesley Ellison is an English actress, former glamour model, television personality, dancer, and singer best known for her roles as Emily Shadwick on Brookside and Meg Giry in the film adaptation of The Phantom of the Opera. She also appeared in Dance Mums, the UK counterpart of the American show, Dance Moms.
Recently, the 40-year-old star looked stunning as she hit the beach in Turkey after getting her children out of school for a last-minute family vacation. She flaunted her tanned and toned figure in a busty mismatched bikini after revealing she was finally happy and confident with her body.
Since the news went viral, viewers have been curious to know the actual reason why Jennifer Ellison is satisfied with her weight gain body. Well, here is everything you need to know about her transformation.
Previously, we touched on the weight gain stories of Eden Hazard and Kim Kardashian.
Despite Her Weight Gain, Jennifer Ellison Claims That She Is Satisfied With Her Current Body Weight!
Jennifer Ellison (@jenniferellisonjellistudios) recently discussed her weight gain and loss struggle and stated that her weight has fluctuated much over the years, but she is satisfied with her present weight of slightly more than 10 stone. As she told Closer Magazine:
I’m not the smallest I’ve ever been, but am at a happy weight where I feel OK getting into a bikini or a costume in the swimming pool. I’m in a happy and confident place. I am about 10¾st at the moment. I don’t feel I’m in that rat race anymore of having to look amazing. I’ve stopped trying to diet.
She continued,
When you do faddy diets they don’t work, so I’ve given up. My weight has gone up and down so much over the years so I just try to eat healthily now.
Jennifer Ellison before and after weight gain
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Likely, the 40-year-old star also told the publication that she had lost confidence after progressively undergoing weight gain and reaching a size 18. She recalled:
My agent would phone me up, and the thought of going for an audition… I would refuse. I’d say ‘I can’t do it’. I had lost my confidence. I had literally given up on myself.
Last year, Jennifer Ellison stated that she had given up on herself before appearing on Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins. She said: “I’d given up on myself. I never looked in the mirror. I didn’t think I could ever go back on stage because no one would want me. I had gone from being this girl known for acting and men’s mags to becoming this mum and teacher.”
As we can see, the Brookside actress has always been open about her weight challenges, most recently discussing her dread of reaching a size 18. In a prior interview on Loose Women, she admitted,
I was getting anxiety about seeing people from my past because I thought they were looking at me thinking what the hell happened to you. People in the shops would be like, “God girl, you’ve piled on the weight haven’t you!” I was size 18 in self destruct mode. I wouldn’t look in the mirror, I didn’t care. Everything was about my (sons).
So, Jennifer Ellison decided to take serious measures, enrolling in a detox center where she was rationed 400 calories each day to maintain her weight gain and lose some pounds. She added,
I’d have a slice of apple and a six mile walk and get back starving. I was told the perfect analogy for me about wanting to help your boy’s – like when you have to put on a flight oxygen mask, you have to put yours on first. In order to be good mum to them you have to look after yourself. With me it was self-neglect, everything was about the boys.’
Jennifer Ellison’s Net Worth!
Born in Liverpool, England, Jennifer Ellison has an estimated net worth of $2 million dollars. The British actress began dancing at the age of three and has since won various dance awards and scholarships.
Jennifer Ellison has an estimated net worth of $2 million.
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However, a huge breast put an end to her dancing dreams, and she changed her concentration to acting. In the late 1990s, she began her professional on-screen career with a part in the serial opera, Brookside. She then appeared in the documentary, Jennifer Ellison Does Thailand, as well as on different variety shows such as Hell’s Kitchen and Dancing on Ice.
Furthermore, she began her recording career in 2003 but opted not to pursue it despite the fact that both of her tracks hit the UK Top 20. She has starred in a number of West End and UK tour musicals, and she notably played Meg Giry in the film adaptation of Phantom of the Opera.
