Pop Idol's Michelle McManus looks incredible in a stylish floral dress as she ... trends now

Michelle McManus looked incredible in a stylish floral dress as she showed off her impressive weight loss in an Instagram snap on Monday.

The Scottish singer, 43, who has previously spoke about her battle with weight and journey to sobriety, displayed her slender frame as she proudly posed for a selfie.

The Pop Idol star, who won the second series of the show in 2003, couldn't wipe the smile off her face.

She wore a figure-hugging green and pink ensemble to complement her orange locks, teamed with chic gold heels.

Michelle, who has been sober for five years, shares two sons Harry, four, and Nicholas Peter, two, with her husband Jeff Nimmo.

In 2016, Michelle admitted that during her time on Pop Idol she struggled with people scrutinising her looks.

Speaking on Lorraine at the time, she said: 'It was difficult, everyone wants to look the best they can look. I was only 24, I'd never been to London, it was always made such a big deal, I've been up and down, It's always going to be a part of me.

'I think it will always be a part of me, even if I was to lose all the weight and become a real skinny minny, it would still somehow be there.'

Michelle also said that she wanted to 'wire her jaw up' ahead of her wedding in order to lose weight. 

Last year, Michelle opened up on her decision to cut out alcohol, admitting that when drinking she 'didn't have a stop button'.

She appeared on Loose Women in December 2023, 20 years after winning the second series of Pop Idol.

Discussing her win, she said: 'I can't believe it's been so

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