Big Brother star opens up about dramatic weight loss after period of eating 'two large pizzas per night'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukNadia Almada, who won Big Brother in 2004, recently opened up about shedding an incredible six stone following a gastric-sleeve operation in Turkey.
The 47-year-old star, who is celebrating 20 years since her reality show triumph, told OK! that she took drastic action to get healthy amid fears of having a stroke. "My mum told me to do it," she told the publication. " I spent Christmas with my family in Portugal, and when she told me I should get the surgery, it was the relief and reassurance that I needed. "I was a size 20 and a shadow of my former self.
I had no stamina, no energy, no vitality – and there was a higher risk of having major heart problems or a stroke from the weight that I’d been carrying.
Plus, I couldn’t wear heels because my feet were so swollen. That was the last straw." At this time, Nadia confessed she was eating 'massive amounts of food', dubbing herself a 'carbo-tarian'.
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