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Seamus Duff

Honey G looks unrecognisable after incredible weight loss and sleek makeover

Former X Factor contestant Honey G has been feeling herself and is boasting about how great she looks after ditching her traditional cap and sunglasses look for a glamorous makeover.

The 40-year-old rapper looks sensational after giving herself a glow up – and dropping an astonishing six dress sizes after overhauling her life and getting from a size 18 to a size 12.

Honey – whose real name is Anna Georgette Gilford – shot to fame in 2016 as a ‘joke’ contestant on the ITV show which was finally axed last year.

But the reality star is certainly getting the last laugh as she has transformed herself from a dowdy cap wearing laughing stock to a glamorous vision of health.

Honey G has abandoned her iconic cap and shades look for a chic new style (Getty Images)

Discussing her style transformation, Honey recently told Closer magazine: “I used to wear loose and baggy clothes that went up to a size 18, but I've thrown most of them away as my taste has matured.

“Now I wear outfits I wouldn't have dreamt of wearing, and I can fit into nice underwear from Victoria's Secret.”

She added: “It's given me a massive confidence boost. I feel like I've finally got the sex factor!”

Taking to social media recently, Honey shared a snap of herself looking glamorous in a cream coloured minidress and tan coloured heels – while allowing her glossy hair to cascade around her shoulders.

The star looked unrecognisable following a style makeover (sanfelicecaio/Instagram)

The snap was a hit with fans – with one gushing in the comments of the post: "Holy moly!! You look incredible" alongside a fire and red heart emoji.

Another gushed: "Damn honey G is a babe !" along with a heart eyed face emoji.

And a further fan commented: "Wow Honey G, stunning!!"

Honey has been keeping fans firmly abreast of her health and fitness progress – sharing snaps of herself dressed in lycra and running epic races.

Honey has shared updates on her fitness journey online (Facebook)
The reality star has transformed her figure through exercise and a balanced diet (Facebook)

Uploading one snap to Instagram of herself looking sweaty and triumphant, Honey wrote: "I recently completed my 2nd Triathlon at @boxendpark. A big Thank You to @eventsatw."

One astonished fan wrote: "What an amazing transformation well done you."

While her hardcore exercise routines and triathlons have no doubt helped Honey transform her figure, she has also recently discussed how a change in her diet also helped her transform her figure.

She said in an interview: “I watch what I eat, and make sure I'm not constantly eating carbs. I do a lot of cardio and will eat pasta, but it's all about portion size.

"I'd never have a big plate of fried chips, I'll stick to a few tablespoons of rice instead, and have smaller potatoes.”

She also explained in a recent chat to the Daily Star that she utilised lockdown to transform herself.

Honey has been flooded with compliments since she began her style make over (Splash)
The reality star is a world away from her X Factor origins (Getty Images)

She said: "Lockdown has proved to me that doing lots of exercise can make you lose weight.

"I went to see a top obesity specialist and a dietician in the past and I was trying to lose weight by changing my diet but during lockdown I combined changing my diet and doing a large amount of exercise.

"I've been probably doing more exercise in lockdown than I have in my whole life."

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