Vanessa Feltz has revealed the secret behind her weight loss after admitting she has battled with her body image for decades.
The former This Morning presenter, 63, has been candid about her challenges with her weight in the past, having fluctuated dramatically between sizes 10 and 22.
Vanessa has described the ‘turmoil’ of dieting as soul-destroying, with her weight previously yo-yoing for 18 month periods as she came on and off eating plans.
But in recent times, Vanessa has managed to sustain a slim figure.
Just a couple of weeks ago, the presenter was pictured flaunting her impressive physique in a black dress for the press night of Queen of Candlelight at the London Palladium.
Vanessa Feltz has revealed the secret behind sustaining her new thin and impressive figure after describing the ‘turmoil’ of dieting. The presenter was pictured just a couple of weeks ago flaunting her impressive figure in a black dress
Vanessa has been candid about her struggles with her weight in the past, having fluctuated between sizes 22 and 10. Pictured in 2009
Vanessa first slimmed in 1999 and 2000 but later put the weight back on. Pictured left in 1998 and right in 2000
And speaking in OK! magazine today, Vanessa has revealed the secret behind her sustained good looks.
After being complimented on her figure, the 63-year-old replied: ‘Oh that’s very nice of you to say, thank you.
‘What have I been doing? I don’t know! I think it’s because I’m working so much, to be honest.
‘I’m just working seven days a week. I’ve got the new Vanessa show on Channel 5 every day at 12.30pm. Then I do LBC Saturdays and Sundays.
‘Being busy and on my feet must be contributing to how I look.’
It was only a couple of years ago that Vanessa’s cheating ex-boyfriend, Ben Ofoedu, branded her a ‘chubby blonde’ in a cheap shot after their breakup.
But just months later, the presenter was showing off a new-look and impressive figure, having lost 2st thanks to what she called a ‘broken heart diet’.
Vanessa admitted that following the split, which arose after allegations of Ben cheating were leaked to the press, she ‘hadn’t eaten for months’.
It was only a couple of years ago that Vanessa’s cheating ex-boyfriend, Ben Ofoedu (pictured left), branded her a ‘chubby blonde’ in a cheap shot after their breakup
After losing 2st following her breakup with her cheating ex-boyfriend, Vanessa said she ‘hadn’t eaten for months’. Pictured April 2025
Vanessa put her sustained good looks down to her ‘seven-days-a-week’ working schedule
‘That’s the silver lining from a broken heart,’ she said.
Vanessa first slimmed from a size 22 to a size 10 between 1999 and 2000 but later put the weight back on.
She lost 2st in 2004 but gained it again, and in 2007 she dropped 3st but it all returned and she ended up back at a size 22.
Eventually in 2010, Vanessa had a gastric band bypass, which she said helped to keep her at a more steady weight.
Vanessa did, however, reveal in late-2024 that she ‘would not have had the surgery’ if she had known about Ozempic.
Ozempic is a drug used to manage Type 2 diabetes, which slows down how quick food is digested.
A number of celebrities have admitted using the drug to bring about weight loss, including Selena Gomez, Oprah Winfrey and Sharon Osbourne.
It was announced last month that Vanessa would be presenting her very own daytime television show on Channel 5, titled Vanessa, with a lunchtime slot of 12.45-1.45pm
Speaking about the weight-loss drug, Vanessa told The Independent: ‘I’d have bloody well injected it in the thigh for the rest of my life and I’d have been delighted to do it. Unfortunately I slightly predated it, which is a shame.
‘We don’t know what the long-term effects are but who cares? At least you’re thin.’
It was announced last month that Vanessa would be presenting her very own daytime television show on Channel 5, titled Vanessa, with a lunchtime slot of 12.45-1.45pm.
The show is described as ‘a much-needed haven from the relentless news agenda,’ with Vanessa providing ‘heart-warming, hard-hitting, and straight-talking television’.
