Former Coronation Street star Catherine Tyldesley has wowed fans by sharing a throwback snap of herself from before she began her weight loss journey.
The 37-year-old mum-of-one – who is married to 35-year-old fitness consultant Tom Pitfield – was engaging in a Q&A with fans on Instagram Stories on Tuesday evening.
Fans were interested to see more photos of Catherine from the days before she lost as the star has previously shared throwback snaps of herself from the past.
Catherine dutifully obliged, after one fan asked: “Do you have anymore photos from your incredible weight loss journey?”
The soap star shared a snap of herself posing alongside a friend outside a theatre – with the actress looking unrecognisable with her hair scraped back while wearing a sportswear t-shirt and a denim coat.
Cathy famously lost an incredible six stone before she joined the cast of Coronation Street – and lost a further two stone after she gave birth to her son, Alfie, in 2015 – and is now known for her glamorous appearances on red carpets.
The soap star went form a size 22 to a size 8-10 and says that getting herself in shape helped her completely transform her life.
Back in January, during an earlier fan Q&A, Cath explained why she was motivated to lose weight.
She told fans at the time: “I couldn't walk up the stairs without gasping for breath.
“I had zero energy and my skin was terrible. Educating myself on nutrition was the best thing I ever did.”
She has previously explained that she struggled to control her weight when she was a teen, and was also motivated to lose weight when a director bluntly told her she was “too fat to play a leading lady.”
In her fan Q&A this week, Catherine proved she is a balanced eater as she revealed her favourite crisps are Discos, Space Raiders and salt and vinegar Squares – and she also went on to express her love for triple cooked chunky chips.
Fielding a range of other questions, Cath said she won’t be joining the likes of Kerry Katona to strip off to flaunt her body on x-rated website OnlyFans.
The soap beauty laughed: “No. Come on. I don’t want to put people off their dinner. She breast fed, babe. They’re not the same.”
Also on the topic of nudity, she was asked if which dating show she preferred watching out of First Dates and Dating Naked.
Horrified, she replied: “My god! First Dates! All day long. I don’t understand the fascination with Naked Attraction. Why anybody would want to go on television and get their front bum out is beyond me.”
And returning to her soap roots, Catherine discussed her love for playing Eva Price on Corrie.
The star was asked: “Do you really speak like Eva or do you have a totally different voice?”
Responding in her video chat, Cath said: ”I am Manchunian. Eva was also Manchunian. But I played on it with Eva. I did make her slightly more ‘Noel Gallagher’ than I am.”
