Married At First Sight expert Alessandra Rampolla has shocked fans with her dramatic body transformation.
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The glamorous sexologist, 51, looks unrecognisable in the resurfaced picture, shared online, which was taken before she shed 60kg.
Taking to her social media, Alessandra also shared a highlight reel showing the progress of her weight loss journey after undergoing gastric bypass surgery in 2006.
Featuring two decades of clips from her TV career, Alessandra can be seen gradually transforming into the current image known to her Aussie fans since joining MAFS in 2021.
Before and after pictures shared on Instagram have attracted numerous comments, with many loving the reality star's old look.
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'I liked it better when she was more voluptuous, like Sophia Vergara just saying,' posted one fan.
Married at First Sight expert Alessandra Rampolla has shocked fans with a dramatic body transformation, which has been shared online. (Pictured)
The glamorous sexologist, 51, looks unrecognisable in the resurfaced photo, which was taken in March 2006, before she shed 60kg
'Oh wow, she was even more beautiful back in the day,' gushed another.
'She looks honestly gorgeous in the before and nice in the after. Beauty isn’t just about weight or size :)' wrote one more.
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Alessandra revealed back in 2023 that she decided to get reconstructive surgery to remove excess skin.
Speaking on Instagram Live, she explained that during a trip to Colombia she met up with a surgeon to discuss getting 'reshaped and put back together'.
'Fourteen years after the fact I'm finally taking care of that,' she laughed.
'I wanted to look into reconstructive surgery because of the loose skin... so I reassessed the decision.
'I began in May and I will continue early next year after we finish wrapping this next season of MAFS.'
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She went on to add that her surgery will provide 'a certain closure to the trauma behind the weight gain'.
Taking to her social media, Alessandra also shared a highlight reel showing the progress of her weight loss journey after undergoing gastric bypass surgery 20 years ago. (Pictured)
Pictured: Alessandra in a TV appearance after her surgery
Speaking to 9Entertainment, Alessandra said the experience was 'literally life-changing', but she was surprised that some critics appeared to be openly angry about her weight loss journey.
'I got a lot of people complaining, "Why did you become thin?" And before it was like, "Why are you fat?"' she said.
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'You know you can never please people, and it's never about pleasing people – but I was very surprised with the amount of people who were like, "Nooooo, why did you do this?" – it was my health, you guys.'
Alessandra went on to say the procedure – which involves surgically altering the stomach and small intestine – was an 'incredible experience' for her.