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Inside Emmerdale's Lisa Riley's 12 stone weight loss journey with 'petrifying' surgery


Lisa Riley, who has played Mandy Dingle on Emmerdale since 1995, underwent a gruelling 18-month weight loss journey but was left in 'constant pain' by the results

Lisa candidly shared on her weight-loss journey woes, stating: "When I made the decision to lose weight, I never for one second imagined that I would end up looking like that." Following surgery, Lisa couldn't be happier with the results as she finally felt confident in her own body (Image: No credit)The star then confessed: "Could I have lived with the loose skin for the rest of my life? Now, at the end of that hard fought journey, Lisa admitted she couldn't be happier with how she looks as she reflected: "I had never been able to wear sexy underwear, before it was all just functional, mumsy bras and big knickers.

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