Letitia Dean's noticeable weight loss after her break from EastEnders didn't go unnoticed earlier this year when fans took to social media to wonder about the change. And as it turns out, the actress revealed she'd dropped four dress sizes in just four months.
The 54-year-old star, who plays Sharon Watts on the BBC soap, revealed that she had been wanting to slim down. Letitia has shared in the past that she has been mocked for her size, with people telling her she was "too fat".
She explained that she'd started to notice the food she was eating that was the major cause of her weight issues. Not only that, but it also began impacting her moods.
And after ditching the junk food that zapped her energy, she felt alive, the Express reported.
"It was incredible," she said about the transformation. "I found I had so much more energy than when I used to eat junk food."
Following her return, fans on social media shared their opinions on her new look, stating her weight loss "took years" off of her. So what does Letitia eat now?
She revealed she only focused on " healthy food " now that helped her to shed her unwanted pounds, adding: "Pitta bread with a grilled skinless chicken breast, for instance, and lots of greens."
Letitia also put herself into a calorie deficit, dropping her daily intake to 1,300 in order to lose weight. A calorie deficit is the energy your body requires to maintain your current weight, minus your dietary calorie intake.
According to WebMD, if a person wants to begin a calorie deficit, a good rule of thumb for healthy weight loss is a deficit of around 500 calories per day. If done correctly, this could promote the loss of about one pound per week.
Letitia has been on our screens for years, since joining the show back in 1985. Over time, fans have watched as her weight has fluctuated with the actress previously stating she'd tried every fad diet on the market.
"The cabbage soup diet, the Atkins and a really disgusting eggs-only diet," she said in the past.
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