{"id":311994,"date":"2025-08-02T13:15:20","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T13:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/311994\/"},"modified":"2025-08-02T13:15:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T13:15:20","slug":"lorraine-stanley-49-admits-she-could-barely-look-at-herself-before-weight-loss-and-reveals-she-used-jabs-before-surgery-to-help-lose-impressive-6-5-stone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/311994\/","title":{"rendered":"Lorraine Stanley, 49, admits she ‘could barely look at herself’ before weight loss and reveals she used jabs before surgery to help lose impressive 6.5 stone"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lorraine Stanley has admitted that she once ‘could barely look at myself’ as the revealed she used jabs before surgery to help aid her weight loss<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The soap star<\/a>, 49, who portrayed Karen Taylor in EastEnders<\/a> from 2017 to 2024, has undergone a dramatic transformation over the past two years, shedding an impressive 6.5 stone.<\/p>\n

Last month she showcased her weight loss in a glamorous sequin and tulle gown at the Paul Strank Summer Party, held at the Royal Garden Hotel in London.<\/p>\n

Lorraine turned heads at the event in the eye-catching gown, which perfectly highlighted her slimmed-down figure.<\/p>\n

Over the last two years, the soap star has committed to a complete lifestyle overhaul – and now looks almost unrecognisable compared to her former self.<\/p>\n

And there was one powerful moment that sparked her journey.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Lorraine Stanley has admitted that she once ‘could barely look at myself’ as the revealed she used jabs to help aid her weight loss (pictured last month)<\/p>\n

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The soap star , 49, who portrayed Karen Taylor in EastEnders from 2017 to 2024, has undergone a dramatic transformation over the past two years, shedding an impressive 6.5 stone (pictured on the soap in 2022)<\/p>\n

In a new interview, Lorraine revealed that while watching herself in an episode of EastEnders, she realised she ‘could barely look at myself’.<\/p>\n

She told The Mirror<\/a>: ‘I know TV puts a stone on you, but\u2026 so yes, there was an element of vanity, but it was also me wanting to change things for my daughter and our future.’<\/p>\n

After embracing a healthier lifestyle, Lorraine also opened up about how she lost the weight.<\/p>\n

She told the publication: ‘I’m not going to lie, nor am I promoting it, but I had weight loss surgery two years ago. I had a gastric sleeve.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘I went to a London clinic, paid an awful lot of money and had it done. It’s hands-down the best thing I’ve ever done \u2013 both for me and for my family.’<\/p>\n

Lorraine also revealed that she previously tried weight loss jabs, but felt they eventually stopped working for her, admitting she became ‘immune to them.’\u00a0<\/p>\n

It comes a month after Lorraine shared an Instagram photo as she proudly showed off her slimmer frame.<\/p>\n

Posting a snap from an event, Lorraine looked gorgeous in a green and pink print co-ord.<\/p>\n

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It comes a month after Lorraine shared an Instagram photo as she proudly showed off her slimmer frame<\/p>\n

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The screen alum – who lost 12lbs in her first six weeks on the new diet – recalled: ‘I’ve eaten a lot of boiled eggs, fish, chicken, no carbs, no crisps and no chocolate<\/p>\n

Taking to her Instagram story, she also revealed a new milestone in her lifestyle overhaul.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She told fans: ‘I’m five months sober and still had a good night dancing! #Sobriety.’<\/p>\n

Lorraine’s former co-stars rushed to the comments to praise the actress, with Diane Parish, who plays Denise in EastEnders, writing: ‘You look incredible!’<\/p>\n

Martin Fowler actor James Bye agreed, gushing in the comments: ‘Look at you skinny minny xx miss you mate xx’<\/p>\n

Lorraine has shared pictures with her social media followers along the way – and revealed she now feels better than ever.<\/p>\n

On Instagram at the time, she said: ‘What a difference a year makes.<\/p>\n

‘Five stone down, feeling good, clean living, healthy choices, new me, healthy mummy.’<\/p>\n

The actress – who lost 12lbs in her first six weeks on the new diet – frequently praised her pal and fitness guru Louise.<\/p>\n

She also praises her nutritionist friend who ‘clued her up when it came to what she was eating day-to-day’.<\/p>\n

Her gruelling daily workouts and a well-balanced food regime had a positive impact in Lorraine’s life, who said of her journey: ‘I’m enjoying it and I feel better for it.’<\/p>\n

Spilling her diet hacks while chatting to Woman’s Own magazine, Lorraine said: ‘My mate Louise is my fitness guru. I’ve got her to thank for it.’<\/p>\n

The actress recalled: ‘I’ve eaten a lot of boiled eggs, fish, chicken, no carbs, no crisps and no chocolate.’<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lorraine Stanley has admitted that she once ‘could barely look at myself’ as the revealed she used jabs…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":311995,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[92,428,77,459,257,813,16,15,734],"class_list":{"0":"post-311994","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-dailymail","9":"tag-eastenders","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-instagram","12":"tag-london","13":"tag-tvshowbiz","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom","16":"tag-weight-loss"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114959360259075557","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311994","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=311994"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311994\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/311995"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=311994"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=311994"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=311994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}