Chanelle Hayes has spoken candidly of her huge weight loss, after shedding eight stone following gastric sleeve surgery.
The former Big Brother star, 33, recently revealed she spent years 'hating herself for being too big' and championing body confidence in a new Instagram post on Thursday, she revealed she's now 'the most content' she has ever felt.
Chanelle posed underneath a sign that read 'hot stuff' and encouraged fans to embrace their bodies while crediting a change in attitude for helping her to realise she is 'good enough'.
Content: Chanelle Hayes has revealed she's the 'most content she's ever been' with her body after shedding eight stone following gastric sleeve surgery
In her post, Chanelle shared a series of snaps of her posing in front of a plant wall that was dressed up with colourful leaves and a neon 'hot stuff' sign.
She looked gorgeous in patterned tie-up shorts and a low-cut black cami top.
Chanelle also shared a selfie of her wearing minimal make-up and flaunting her natural beauty.
She shared a lengthy and inspiring caption to go alongside her post, as she opened up on previously feeling like she was 'disgusting', 'not worthy' and 'ugly'.
Happy: The former Big Brother star, 33, championed body confidence as she posed underneath a sign that read 'hot stuff'
Honest: Chanelle told fans that she's changed her mindset when it comes to her body and is practicing self-love after previously telling herself she was 'ugly' and 'not worthy'
Explaining how a change in mindset helped her to practice self-love and see herself differently, Chanelle revealed: 'I’ve realised over the past few years that I am what I tell myself I am. When I was bigger, I thought of myself as “ugly”, “the funny, fat friend”, “not worthy”, “disgusting”.
'But even when I was a size 6, weighing under 7 stone I still felt not good enough and was constantly comparing myself to others who were that bit prettier or thinner, smarter or more popular.'
She continued: 'I don’t confess to be magically “fixed” and to hold the secrets to learning to being happy all of the time. But every single day since 1st August 2020 I have told myself I am good enough, I am smart enough, I am pretty enough, I am HOT STUFF. I don’t care whether anybody agrees, I compete only with myself and achieve only for myself.'
Admitting she can still struggle with self-acceptance, Chanelle added:' I’m not happy everyday, I have bad moods and
