Gogglebox's Amy Tapper looks slimmer than ever as she shows off 6st weight loss in floral dress at wedding
The 25-year-old, who revealed in April she has lost six stone in a lifestyle overhaul, stunned in a baby blue floral dress as she joined her family for the event.
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Showing off her new figure, Amy posed alongside friends and her sister-in-law, Hannah, as she spent the weekend at a fancy country estate with the sun out for the big day.
Wearing her curly brown hair in a loose up-do, Amy couldn't stop smiling and looked happier than ever.
She later shared pictures of the bride and groom, saying the pair had 'put a ring on it'.
Amy has been sharing her weight-loss journey on her Instagram account, and in April posted a video of her in tears as she stepped on scales and realised she'd achieved a six-stone weight loss goal.
After deciding to focus on her health and wellbeing, Amy – who is famed for spending nights in on the sofa with her family for Gogglebox – decided to hire a personal trainer to help her switch up her lifestyle.
Amy was on Gogglebox from 2013 to 2018 alongside her mum and dad, Nikki and Jonathan, as well as her brother Josh. The family remain standout stars from the show's run.
However, Amy found herself and her loved ones becoming increasingly targeted by online trolls about her weight.
'My dad and I would both get nasty comments about our weight and I'd also get people criticising my voice for being too loud,' she told Daily Mail in 2022.
'It was quite upsetting. There were people on Twitter calling us 'the fat family from Gogglebox' but my mum and my brother have never had any problems with their weight.'
Over the past three years, Amy has been growing in confidence as she embraced her curvy figure while also finding exercise she enjoys.
Through her social media updates, Amy has revealed a love of boxing exercises as well as a close bond with Tash, the trainer who has helped her turn her life around.
At the end of last year, Amy shared that she had lost 'the most amount of weight of her life' and said: 'My head space going into 2025 compared to 2024 is incomparable and I'm so proud of everything I've achieved this year.'
Since then, she has been keeping it up, posting life updates from family events as well as her continued weight loss journey.
In April, a video taken in her living room saw her break down in tears after stepping on the scale.
She wrote alongside it: 'Wow wow wow 6 stone down!! I cannot believe it - I am so proud of myself… I promise I will share more of my journey soon there's just so much to say I'm figuring out my best way to do it. Here's to the next stone and more😍❤️
'@tashelite.fitness you are not only my personal trainer but truly a friend and more like a therapist - I couldn't do any of this without you and your ongoing support, thank you for everything'
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