The 44-year-old mother of two has shed a remarkable five stone in just five months, thanks to a drastic 500-calorie-a-day diet.
And she was proud to show off her svelte new figure when she attended the Classical Brit awards at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Now we can reveal that the secret motive that saw her through the punishing regime was her desire to be trim enough to take part in a charity walk for breast cancer. Makeover: Jackie Llewelyn-Bowen shows off her svelte new figure Jackie lost her weight on the controversial LighterLife diet, which involves sacrificing all solid food. Meals are replaced with shakes and soups, plus four litres of water a day. The demanding craze has been linked to hair loss, heart attacks, disrupted periods and even death, but Jackie says it worked for her. ‘It’s a reduced-calorie programme and there are going to be potential side effects for anyone who cuts calories,’ she admitted. But she added: ‘The shakes gave me all the vitamins and minerals I need.’ In fact, the only side effects she’s noticed have been the reactions of some of the women she once called friends. ‘I used to think all girls would stick together,’ she has said.
How Jackie looked last year