Lisa Snowdon has revealed she has embraced her fuller figure at 50 – and has loved her natural curves ever since she was a teen.
The former I’m A Celeb star said she loves food as it is a “comfort” for her, and that lattes, brioches and eating in cafés is “living”.
The fashionista opened up about embracing her body during an interview with OK! magazine, where she admitted she was bullied for being too skinny as a teen.
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Even as a teenage model, Lisa never understood why people wanted her to lose weight, such as a model agent in Milan.
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She said: “They wanted me to lose weight from my boobs. I was like, ‘I don’t understand.’ It’s not like I can tell my body just to lose weight from my breasts. Even at 19, I knew this was wrong. I was away from home and they wanted me to lose weight, and food is comfort for me.
“I was in Milan living with a roommate cooking pasta and going out for pizza.
“That’s when I first discovered latte macchiatos and brioches and sitting in cafés eating – that’s living! So I was like, ‘What am I supposed to do – be miserable and starve myself?’ That has never sat well with me.”
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Lisa went on to explain she’s developed thick skin as she used to be bullied for being too skinny growing up, so when she started to “fill out” she embraced it.
The ex Britain’s Next Top Model host who lives in Essex with her fiancé George Smart, said she’s always had a “healthy attitude to food” and has never believed she should not eat to punish herself.
Lisa has just finished filming Celebrity MasterChef alongside the likes of Corrie star Ryan Thomas, Strictly Come Dancing’s Katya Jones and drag performer Kitty Scott-Claus.
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The star said she had to think twice before saying yes and was “really nervous” about it, but admitted she would have regretted snubbing the offer.
Lisa added: “I love eating, it’s one of my main pleasures in life, so if nothing else I knew I was going to learn some new skills.”
The model starred on the sixth series of Strictly in 2008, where she sailed all the way to third place with her pro partner Brendan Cole.
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