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News.com.au
03-08-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Katie was fat-shamed by her husband on TV, now she's lost 28kg
A MAFS bride who was fat-shamed by her groom on national television has unveiled her dramatic new look after losing 28 kgs. Katie Johnston, who appeared on the 2025 season of the popular reality dating show, was left heartbroken when her 'husband', Tim Gromie, declared on their wedding day that his preference is 'petite blondes' and said he had 'no spark' or attraction to his new 'wife'. Australia rallied behind Johnston, claiming the 37-year-old 'deserved better' than being horrifically 'body-shamed' by her partner. Now Johnston, an award-winning social enterprise CEO from Queensland, has revealed she's overhauled her lifestyle after a terrifying diagnosis sparked a health journey that has seen her lose nearly 30kgs in 12 weeks. 'For the first time in my self-love journey, I've turned my attention to my physical health – not for approval, but for me,' she wrote on Instagram. 'Today, I am officially healthy. Here's to the next chapter – living life at my highest, happiest, healthiest self.' The reality TV contestant, who previously opened up about gaining weight while living with the trauma of being sexually assaulted at age 20, explained that her decision to change her lifestyle came after undergoing a medical test that uses low-energy X-rays to measure bone mineral density (BMD). After undergoing the routine DEXA scan, it revealed she had dangerously high levels of visceral fat — the kind that wraps around your organs and silently shortens your life expectancy. As a result, she underwent a massive health overhaul, and now says her most recent DEXA scan showed 'I'm free from dangerous visceral fat, strong in both muscle and bone, and thriving instead of just surviving'. Alongside medical support, Johnston – who has gone from a size 18 to a 12 – said she was weight training 3 times a week and walking every day, while also eating 'high protein nutrient-dense meals'. Fans have been quick to praise the TV star for her efforts, with some cheekily noting 'I bet Tim will be kicking himself now'. 'I ALWAYS thought you were a beautiful person inside AND out. But holy sh*t Katie, you are glowing,' one wrote. 'Looking amazing! Keep up the good work,' agreed another. As one noted: 'Incredible Katie! You have worked hard both inside and out. That smile is so deserved.' Others flooded the comments sections of her social media pages to simply write, 'wow'. 'You where a beauty anyway, but well done,' one stated. 'Tim punching the air right now,' mused someone else. 'Oh wow!!!!! Stunning then, stunning now!!!' added another. Johnstone has since responded to her fans, who declared they were 'blown away' by her efforts, and revealed she too is chuffed with how far she has come. 'I've made myself so bloody proud. Not for the way I look (which is [flame emoji] haha) but for how hard I've worked to get back to good health, well actually to good holistic health for the first time,' she wrote.
The Sun
02-08-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
MAFS Australia star Katie shows off weight loss in tight blue dress after turning to fat jabs amid bodyshaming
MARRIED At First Sight Australia bride Katie has shown off her trimmed-down figure after turning to fat jabs following brutal body shaming. The TV bride was left in floods of tears on the show after being bodyshamed by her own husband - with nasty comments continuing to flood in after her series aired on TV. 4 4 37-year-old Katie Johnston was rejected by her groom for "not being what he wanted" and she continued to face cruel trolling over her weight online. It forced that star to seek a quick fix and she openly turned to fat jabs to drop the pounds. Now, the star has flaunted her new figure in a skintight blue dress. Katie looked more glam than ever in the gorgeous snap as she opened up on how she was finally feeling better and healthier than ever before. Taking to Instagram to discuss her weight journey, she said in a lengthy post: "What this moment represents is something so much deeper. "Through the hardest seasons of my life, I've come out the other side wiser, stronger, and more resilient than ever. "For the first time in my self-love journey, I've turned my attention to my physical health - not for approval, but for me. "Today, I am officially healthy. My DEXA scan says I'm free from dangerous visceral fat, strong in both muscle and bone, and thriving instead of just surviving." She then detailed how exactly she dropped the weight and transformed her look with training and fat jabs. Katie wrote: "Transparency is my thing so…Weight loss jabs - but we want fat to go not muscle sooooo use @glo_up_1 for the symptoms and the huge protein dose so the body goes after FAT not MUSCLE. MAFS Australia signs up 'wildest ever bride' for upcoming series as explosive new episodes start filming "Weight training 3 times a week to turn the protein into muscle for longevity and that will mean burning fat at rest - use a PT at first for technique and if you can't keep going use free videos online." She then detailed how walking, eating the right foods and watching her protein were all super important on her journey. The auburn-haired star, 37, found fame on Married At First Sight 's most recent series, where fans were quick to call out her groom Tim Gromie's cruel conduct. MAFS fans watched in horror as school teacher Tim brutally rejected Katie Johnston just minutes after they said I Do - as he insisted she was nothing like what he "would have wanted". 4 4 Having pulled a producer to the side, he exclaimed: "What the f***?" He continued: "Totally not what I wanted. "It's not good. I normally go just short, blonde. petite. "Katie is like nothing that I would normally go for."
Daily Mail
01-06-2025
- Business
- Daily Mail
Thousands of women suffering agonising fractures... because medics think they are 'too young' to have osteoporosis
When Michelle Clark tripped on a concrete step in November 2018 she put it down to clumsiness. But within hours, the mother-of-two was in excruciating pain and practically immobile. Hospital scans revealed Michelle, then 56, had fractured her right kneecap. Doctors applied a cast and told her to rest, expecting it to heal after eight weeks. It wasn't until almost a year later, however, when she broke her right hand while out walking her dog, that the true cause of her repeated injuries came to light. She was diagnosed with osteoporosis, the brittle bone disease that affects 3.5million Britons and causes bones to become fragile and break more easily – and affects women much more than men. However, the diagnosis didn't come from the clinicians who treated her hand. Instead, it was Michelle's children who urged her to push for a DEXA scan – a specialist bone-density test that diagnoses osteoporosis – after seeing how quickly she'd suffered a second fracture Without their intervention, Michelle, who lives with husband Jim, 68, a retired businessman, in Warwickshire, believes she could have gone undiagnosed for years – or until her next, potentially life-threatening, break. Now 62, she says she is still baffled that no medic diagnosed her sooner – even as one doctor joked she had managed to fracture a 'really difficult bone to break'. Michelle is one of tens of thousands of women in mid-life – and younger – who have endured broken bones, and years of pain and frustration, before receiving a diagnosis and treatment. The NHS recommends any adult over 50 who suffers a 'fragility' fracture – a break from a fall at standing height or less – should be assessed for osteoporosis, yet this frequently does not happen. A 2021 report by the Royal Osteoporosis Society (ROS) found many women in their 50s and early 60s are dismissed or misdiagnosed. And the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Osteoporosis and Bone Health reported in 2023 that tens of thousands of women are missing out on timely diagnosis and treatment. One major reason cited was age bias. Clinicians often overlook osteoporosis in younger, postmenopausal women despite it being the most likely cause for fragility fractures. Michelle is speaking out as part of The Mail on Sunday's War On Osteoporosis campaign. We are calling on the Government to ensure every part of the UK is served by a specialist clinic, known as a fracture liaison service (FLS), to screen patients for the condition after a break. While FLS units are in place across every hospital in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, only around half of hospitals in England offer this vital service. Last year Health Secretary Wes Streeting vowed that one of his first acts in government would be to task the NHS with a 'rollout plan' for nationwide access to FLS units. Only in February did he say it would be implemented by 2030. Experts warn every month of inaction on fair access to an FLS puts more lives needlessly at risk. Broken bones are the fourth leading cause of disability and premature death in the UK and the second biggest cause of adult hospital admissions. Hip fractures, often caused by untreated osteoporosis, claim the lives of an estimated 2,500 Britons every year – deaths that campaigners insist are largely preventable. The condition affects men, too, but eight out of ten patients are women as a result of hormonal changes that occur during the menopause altering bone density. 'My diagnosis was a blur,' recalls Michelle. 'I knew absolutely nothing about osteoporosis and I was absolutely gobsmacked. I'm a keen walker and gym goer – suddenly I felt vulnerable and old. 'But what shocked me more was my DEXA scan showed I'd also unknowingly fractured my spine.' At 54, two years before her kneecap injury, Michelle slipped on her stairs, landing on her back. 'That fall must have been to blame for the spine fractures,' she says. 'I was in agony, but after a few days I just carried on as normal, took painkillers and learned to live with it. 'My osteoporosis was missed repeatedly. If there had been a local FLS maybe it could have been picked up before I broke another bone.' When signs of the condition are spotted in FLS, patients are given bone-preserving drugs that more than halve the risk of breaks. Experts say the FLS 'postcode lottery' is putting people at risk. In March, analysis by this newspaper found nine of the ten areas with the highest rates of over-65s with hip fractures do not have an FLS in their hospitals. 'Patients are being let down, it's completely unfair,' says Emma Clark, a professor of clinical musculoskeletal epidemiology at the University of Bristol. 'They deserve consistency – their postcode shouldn't determine the treatment they get. Patients will slip through the cracks. 'The clinics are not just about ensuring they get bone-strengthening medicines. They also give tailored diet and lifestyle support.'
