The results of a dramatic change in lifestyle were evident as Chanelle Hayes returned to Instagram on Monday morning.
The former Big Brother contestant has ditched her respectable student nursing job in a favour of a potentially lucrative career as an OnlyFans model after losing more than nine stone in weight.
And Chanelle’s radical transformation was front and centre as she kicked off her year by paying a visit to Manchester’s Trafford Centre.
The former reality TV personality, 38, shared two new photos with followers while browsing a string of stores at the indoor shopping complex.
Captioning her latest post, she wrote: ‘Little moments like these make me smile. Easing back into the rhythm of a new year and enjoying life as it comes. If you’re new here – welcome.’
Chanelle, who rose to fame as a contestant on Channel 4’s Big Brother in 2007, has seen her weight yo-yo between seven and 17 stone over the past four years.
The results of a dramatic change in lifestyle were evident as Chanelle Hayes returned to Instagram on Monday morning
The former Big Brother contestant’s radical transformation was front and centre as she kicked off her year by paying a visit to Manchester’s Trafford Centre
In 2020, she decided to undergo a secret gastric sleeve operation as her ‘last resort’ after years of being unhappy with her weight.
Chanelle lost nine stone and dropped from a size 18 to a size 6, later declaring the surgery had ‘changed her life’ and that she had ‘no regrets’.
After struggling with harmful eating habits and body image since she was a teenager, she said having a gastric band fitted allowed her to maintain a healthy size.
The procedure, which has also helped the likes of Vanessa Feltz and James Argent, reduces the size of the stomach by 70-85 per cent to restrict food intake, which helped Chanelle to gain back control.
But after her dramatic weight loss, the former lads’ mags model was left with excess, saggy skin, causing further distress.
She underwent several surgeries to remove excess skin, plus a breast reduction and uplift, which saw her go from a G cup bra to a D.
However, in an exclusive chat with Daily Mail in July, Chanelle admitted that while she credits the gastric sleeve surgery for her newfound confidence, there are still areas of her body which make her feel insecure.
But she insisted that she was finally done with going under the knife, following two breast surgeries, multiple rounds of liposuction, and several procedures to tighten her loose skin.
The former Big Brother contestant has ditched her respectable student nursing job in a favour of a potentially lucrative career as an OnlyFans model after losing nine stone in weight
Chanelle credits her gastric sleeve surgery for giving her newfound confidence but says there are still areas of her body which make her feel insecure
Detailing her operations, she said: ‘With my sleeve, they take about 70 per cent of your stomach out and leave you with, instead of it being like a round poach, it is more like a sausage shape, it’s massively decreased compared to a normal stomach, which means that I can’t eat or drink as much.
‘It’s perfect for me because it’s always been such a psychological thing, I automatically reach for anything.
‘It’s been good to have that physical barrier there, and from that, I lost a lot of weight quite quickly.
‘My breasts were droopy, my stomach was, well, in fact, my stomach was ripped to bits. Half of my abs were on one side, and the other half were on the other, but that was because of pregnancy.
‘When they did my skin removal, they put my muscles back together to help strengthen my core, so I’ve had that done as well.’
After two breast surgeries, multiple rounds of liposuction, and several procedures to tighten her loose skin, Chanelle vows she is finally done with surgical procedures
Chanelle lost nine stone and dropped from a size 18 to a size 6, later declaring the surgery had ‘changed her life’ and that she had ‘no regrets’
After struggling with harmful eating habits and body image since she was a teenager, she said having a gastric band fitted allowed her to maintain a healthy size
She went on: ‘On a regular day, I am feeling great, I am so happy that I had the sleeve done, and then I had some skin removal surgery after that, and my breast implants changed.
‘Although I feel much more confident, I would still like my arms to be tighter, but I don’t want to have the surgery.
‘For me, I would rather feel 90 per cent with my body and not undergo another operation. There is always room for improvement, but who looks in the mirror and thinks they’re perfect.’
Chanelle has since walked away from her student nursing job after being drawn to the potentially lucrative opportunities on subscription only site OnlyFans.
A source told The Sun: ‘After years of study and dedication, Chanelle has made the difficult decision to step away from her nursing career.
‘Nursing was a path she pursued out of a genuine desire to care for others, but over time, she found herself increasingly frustrated by the lack of time she could spend with patients.
‘The emotional strain of not being able to give the level of care she wanted eventually became too much to bear.’
The source added that Chanelle received ‘countless messages and requests’ from fans, who have followed her since her modelling days, to join OnlyFans.
