Wow! When Ruth Jones stepped out support her Gavin And Stacey co-writer James Corden at the West End preview of his stage show One Man, Two Guvnors, all eyes were on her newly slimmed down body.
The actress and comedy writer has worked hard over the last 22 months to lose over stone by counting calories, she explains:
“I came back from holiday a couple of years ago – January 2010, and we all overdo it on holiday, don’t we? Something just clicked, I felt this is now or never, I wanted to make a positive change for me, and I haven’t looked back.
“It’s taken me 22 months to lose four and a half stone. Although I have done loads of diets in my time I have never done it the old-fashioned way – taking in less calories than I was using.”
“Some days are better than others. But if you think about it, there’s calorie values on the back of everything – supermarket sandwiches, chocolate bars – everything.
“The main thing is that I realised I was going to have to be patient. When diets promise you things like “lose a stone in a week” it’s just not realistic. You have to make a decision that if you’ve got a few stones to lose (seven in my case!) then it’s going to take time.”
What do you think of Ruth’s new look?