EXCLUSIVE: Love Island legend Shaughna Phillips has been on an impressive weight loss journey but has also come under fire from fans who have accused her of using jabs
Love Island star Shaughna Phillips has shared the “frustrating” claims she’s faced since losing an impressive six stone.
The ITV star, 31, spoke exclusively to Daily Star in collaboration with Betboo, as she discussed her transformation “battle” as fans accuse her of using weight loss injections.
Shaughna discussed her journey in detail after she recently announced she is expecting her second child. She explained: “It was a battle, do not get me wrong, and it was a hard old slug. I think people think it was overnight, and I wish, but it actually took me about 15 or so months.
“And then I think I maintained my weight for about seven months after that, but then I fell pregnant. And honestly, the maintenance was as hard as losing it. Because I kind of hit my plateau, and then at that point, you can’t just be like, right, I can just go back to whatever else I was eating. It is a long-term thing. It’s a complete lifestyle change.
“But what I will say is, and what I’m really grateful for, is that although obviously I’m pregnant, I’ve still been able to keep up with how I was eating, my eating plan and all of that, not necessarily the working out, because in the beginning, I was so tired. But I don’t have any expectations for myself. I’m just finding myself making these better choices. So I have a lot less weight on my shoulders now. I do feel a lot more in the driver’s seat.”
When asked how it feels when fans assume her efforts was from weight loss jabs, she answered: “I can’t blame anyone for thinking it, because it is all you see online. There are so many times I’ve gone onto the Daily Mail, and there is always at least one article about the jabs. So I mean, yeah, I don’t blame people, it is a little bit annoying that people do think that I was on them and it was overnight, when it wasn’t.
“Once I told people that I had started losing weight, I had already lost about two stone. You couldn’t even openly get any of the jabs at that point. And the thing is, even though I had lost two stone, because I was still considered big, no one ever accused me of using the jabs; it was only once I had reached my goal weight.
“I wasn’t getting these accusations until I brought out my Shreddit Plan. Once I brought that out, everyone wanted to weigh in. But before that, everyone was like, you’ve done amazing, you’ve done this, you’ve done that. So it is a little bit frustrating.”
Shaughna managed to drop six stone during her epic transformation but then found out she was expecting for a second time – which could almost feel bittersweet in the light of her super exciting news.
The star candidly added: “It depends on what day you ask me, because when I found out I was pregnant, I was like, oh my God – I’ve just lost all of this weight and I’m essentially going to be pregnant for the year. But then I have moments where I remind myself I’m literally making a child, so I do snap myself out of it very quickly.
“I can lose weight, I’m not worried about that. And I decided to get pregnant; it was completely planned. I just know I’m approaching this pregnancy with a healthier mindset than I did the first time. I’m making better food choices, and I feel better for it.”
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