Roxanne Pallett talks about post-heartbreak weight gain

Posted by heatworld on Wednesday 08 Oct 2008

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Women seem to fall into two camps when it comes to breaking up with long-term boyfriends – some lose their appetites and get really thin, while some comfort eat and gain a few pounds. Emmerdale star Roxanne Pallett has revealed that she definitely falls into the second camp – she says, in an interview with our chums at Closer magazine, that she’s gained a stone and gone up two dress sizes (from a six to a ten) since her relationship with fellow soap star Richard Fleeshman ended. “Instead of going home to my boyfriend I now go home to a tub of Ben & Jerry's ice cream,” she says (nice plug, love – do you think she’s hoping B&J will send her some more? If so, maybe they can send some to us too?!). “And I live alone so there's nobody telling me to stop eating. The other day I was horrified when I struggled to zip up a pair of size ten jeans. I'm not too bothered, though. A size 10 is hardly huge. But I'd like to lose the weight in the new year so I can fit back into my clothes! I'm working 12 hours a day doing emotionally draining scenes. So to deal with it I've been treating myself to crisps or chocolate on set and puddings when I get home.” Mmm, just writing about this is making us hungry and we haven’t even been dumped recently. Anyway, we think Roxy looks great in this picture from a couple of weeks ago and shouldn’t worry at all – and hey, if her clothes are too tight, it’s just an excuse to buy lots of new ones, surely?