Coronation Street actress Jennie McAlpine has been very open about her weight reduction journey over time, having lost a big amount of weight since she joined the Weatherfield clan back in 2001.

And it’s all right down to an “essential” combination of two things.

“A balanced weight loss program and regular exercise are essential to take care of a healthy lifestyle and begin your weight reduction journey,” she said.

The TV star, who plays Fiz Brown within the ITV soap, has lost two stone since embarking on her weight reduction journey, dropping three dress sizes.

Eating a balanced weight loss program supplies the nutrients the body must work effectively and without balanced nutrition, the body is more vulnerable to disease, infection, fatigue, and low performance, in response to Healthline.

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Appearing on Loose Women, she discussed how she was left “distressed” when her transformation was talked about in a magazine.

She shared in 2017: “On the front of the magazine was ‘Jennie McAlpine admits to us ‘I wish I had a gastric band.’

“I used to be so distressed,” she said, “I refuse to speak about [weight] because I don’t need to be answerable for a young boy or young girl reading that.”