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Frances Kindon & Rebecca Koncienzcy

ITV2 Love Island's Shaughna Phillips' surgery after massive weight loss

Love Island contestant Shaughna Phillips has revealed she has had extensive surgery after massive weight loss.

The 25-year-old drastically changed her life and shed the pounds but was left with loose skin.

Shaughna , from London, lost so much weight that she was forced to undergo agonising surgery to remove it.

She told Glamour magazine it was her breasts that suffered: "I had my boobs uplifted – not implants, but had them shoved up – and that was due to the weight loss.

Shaughna shared her inspirational journey with fans (Shaughna Phillips/Instagram)

"My mum had better boobs than me and she’s had two kids! I had such big boobs before that it was literally like nothing."

The democratic services officer - who has also had fillers in her lips and laughter lines - said she trusted her surgeon from the minute he refused to give her implants, the Mirror Online reports.

She said: "When I had them done, my surgeon said he’s not going to give me implants, I’ve got to go somewhere else if I want them, so I was like, ‘you sound like a good guy, I’m going with you’."

Shaughna has worked hard for her toned figure (Shaughna Phillips/Instagram)

Shaughna shared her weight loss progress on Instagram, revealing how she first started getting into shape in 2016.

"Consistency, not perfection," was her motto as she shared a shot of her underwear-clad self looking curvier alongside updates from 2017 and 2019.

The Islander also shared a selfie from her curvier days which showed her posing in gym leggings and a crop top.

She contrasted it with a recent image of her trim self in a plunging swimsuit and added the sassy caption: "If I was doing this for you then I have nothing left to prove, this for me though."

And her fans were completely inspired by her openness, hailing her the "realest out there".

One said: "My fave girl so far... So down to earth n normal."

Another added: "Total respect for putting this up. Shows the kind of person you are ! Well done on your journey."

*Love Island is on ITV2, evenings from 9pm

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