EastEnders star Charlie Brooks shows off extreme weight loss in skimpy black dress
EastEnders actress, Charlie Brooks, has posted a jaw-dropping snap on Instagram in which she shows off the results of her extreme weight loss. The mum-of-one, 44, famous for playing the conniving Janine Butcher on the BBC soap, poses up a storm in the photo in which she wears a slinky black dress she bought 22 years ago, telling fans she was "very happy".
She captioned the selfie in which she sports the geometric print mini dress, chunky black boots, gold jewellery and with her blonde locks piled on top of her head: "Bought this dress over 22 years ago, before my kid was born, and I STILL love it. It actually makes me feel very happy. Funny how a piece of clothing can do that. My face doesn't look happy. But I am actually very happy."
Charlie's followers loved the post, with one replying: "Love it! Bonus it still fits and you look amazing!! Xx." While another gushed: "You look gorgeous! I love that dress! This is stunning!!"
The soap legend, who gave birth to her daughter Kiki, who she shares with ex fiancé, Tony Truman, 20 years ago, previously admitted she'd become "slightly obsessive" with losing weight after dropping two stone in two months.
Charlie filmed her fitness DVD, Charlie Brooks' Before & After Workout, in 2005, but later revealed how the process effected her confidence.
Speaking with The Sun's Fabulous Magazine in 2021, Charlie revealed she'd had "quite a complicated relationship" with her body and went "all in" when she filmed her DVD.
She said: "I don't regret it, because it gave me an awareness of my body, but on the other hand, I crossed over into that kind of slightly obsessive weight loss thing.
"You know, always wanting to get back to "that".
"I've definitely had quite a complicated relationship with my body, never feeling pretty enough or healthy enough, and with the DVD it was extreme. I went all in."
Charlie added that she still struggles at times and heartbreakingly admitted she can feel "disgusting", but is now about "70 per cent" of the way to accepting her body.
Last week, Charlie revealed she's currently not working, two and a half years after her epic soap exit.
Best-known for playing Janine on the long-running hit UK television show, Charlie recently took to Instagram to talk about life since leaving the BBC series.
Sharing a picture in which the actress can be seen grinning from ear-to-ear while donning a black ensemble with sunglasses to match, Charlie captioned her post: 'Life is good. As someone who is generally validated by work…Turns out being at home, chilling with my dog, taking long walks, reforming, reading and actually getting to hang out with my friends doing everything and nothing makes me really f**king happy.'
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