Singer Michelle McManus showed off her nine-stone weight loss at The Fifth Step premiere in Edinburgh, Scotland.
The Pop Idol winner, 45, has been open about her body transformation in the past, previously revealing she lost nine stone in 17 months.
McManus displayed her slim figure on the red carpet at the global screening of David Ireland’s play about two men in Alcoholics Anonymous, starring Martin Freeman and Jack Lowden.
The television presenter looked chic in a navy longline double-breasted trench coat teamed with leather boots and blue drop earrings.
She was joined by The Fifth Step star Lowden at the screening for the play, which has been filmed for National Theatre Live after a sold-out run at London’s West End and will be in cinemas from the end of November.
McManus has spoken candidly about her battle with weight loss and her sobriety journey.
Last year, the singer explained that she had been “stuck in a cycle” and “waiting” to shed the pounds instead of taking active control of her lifestyle.
She worked alongside a life coach to devise a plan that involved living in calorie deficit and introducing exercise such as swimming.
“Over the past few weeks, so many lovely people have messaged to ask how I managed to drop 9st over the past 17 months,” she wrote on Instagram.
“Before this change of lifestyle, I was stuck in a cycle, endlessly searching for that elusive magic diet wand, believing it was out there, waiting to instantly turn me into the best version of myself.
“I'd daydream about finding it, waving my wand, and bingo, becoming the person I always thought I needed to be to find happiness.
“But here's the truth, that magic wand doesn't exist. What I've discovered instead is something even more powerful, the right support.
“I was at a point where I felt completely lost and out of control, unsure of where to turn next.”
McManus revealed she has taken up regular gym workouts and praised her functional strength training sessions to get “strong and fit”.
Sh explained in August: “One of the greatest joys I’ve experienced over the past 19 months is the discovery of functional strength training.
“For so long exercise was the enemy. I did everything to avoid it, as I didn’t have the belief or confidence in myself that I could do it.”
McManus went on: “It always seemed beyond me and something only other people were good at.That all changed when I met @thrivefitnessglasgow.
“By that point I had already lost a significant amount of weight through calorie deficit and I wanted to move on to my next goal, getting strong and fit.
“Jenna’s approach was not to measure how fast I could run or how much I could lift, but instead it was more about creating a strong mind and body for my everyday life.”
McManus praised the gym for helping her “get strong” and improve her “mental wellbeing”.
The singer - who has type 1 diabetes - previously said she carried a lot of “shame” after getting negative comments about her weight.
“I think through my 20s and 30s, I was so focused on going back to Scotland and having a go at this broadcast career and merely making myself a success that I didn’t really focus at all on my weight, which I know must sound insane when you say it out loud,” she told Good Morning Britain.
“Then I met my husband and then in my 40s I had these two beautiful babies back to back, two boys, Harry and Nicholas, and they’re four and two now.
“And when I had my children it was like a light switch went off because all of a sudden it wasn’t about me any more.
“And I just started to have seriously dark thoughts about me passing away and not being there for the kids, or something happening to them.
“And I don’t know if other people that have kids can relate to that when your kids come along, they become the most precious thing, and I kept thinking, ‘What do I need to do? I need the best version of myself to make sure I’m here for my boys’.”
McManus said she feels “so much healthier” now and appreciates her body more.
Two decades on from being catapulted to fame on Pop Idol, she hosts Afternoons with Michelle McManus for BBC Radio Scotland.
Earlier this year, she joined Robbie Williams onstage to sing Relight My Fire at his Edinburgh gig after he invited her to perform during an interview on her show.
