Sue Cleaver has revealed she has “come out of hiding” after revealing her incredible transformation as she shared insights into her three stone weight loss in Lorraine on Wednesday.
The 60-year-old Coronation Street star has been showing off her slimmer figure because she was “seriously ill” last year and gave up alcohol.
Sue told Lorraine that after turning 60, she decided that this decade “is for her” and that she wanted to “go out and have fun.”
She is sad: “I feel very much on a journey.” I raised my son and my priority has always been my son. And then I thought, once he's gone, it's my time. This is my decade. So he's gone – he's 28 now. “I love you, Elliott, but don't come back.”
“Now I have just decided that I have turned 60, this decade is for me.
Sue Cleaver has revealed she has “come out of hiding” after revealing her three stone transformation as she shared glimpses of her transformation in Lorraine on Wednesday
The Coronation Street star (left in 2023 and right in 2006) has been showing off her slimmer figure as she was “seriously ill” last year and gave up alcohol
“And I’m going to have fun. I'm going to do what I want to do and I'm going to come out of hiding and just be that mom that was always like, “This is my number one priority,” and I just want to do things that are fun. It started with me going into the jungle.'
Sue is due to star in the touring stage production of Sister Act and has taken a short break from Corrie to appear in the show.
Asked if she would return to the soap, she said: “I've given Corrie a few months to do that show then I'll be straight back.” “I think George and Eileen should have a big Corrie wedding .”
Sue previously shared that after completing Dry January, she decided to give up alcohol entirely.
She said, “I lost 18 pounds.” [in I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here]. I had already lost a stone and a half that year because I gave up alcohol. I did Dry January and then decided to move on.
“I know this sounds ridiculous at my age, but I never really thought about how many calories I burned when I drank a glass of red wine while cooking dinner and then a few more while eating.”
“If you do that four or five nights a week, that’s a lot of calories.”
Last year, Sue admitted she had been “drinking too much red wine” during the pandemic and piled on the pounds, which inspired her to quit.
Sue told Lorraine that after turning 60, she decided that this decade “is for her” and that she wanted to “go out and have fun.”
Despite spending a lot of time in The Rovers, her Corrie character Eileen Grimshaw admitted pubs are her “idea of hell”.
Speaking to Kaye Adams on her How to be 60 podcast, Sue said: “We've all been doing too much during the pandemic.” I spent most of my time drinking lots of good red wine and gained a lot of weight in the process.
“Then I dried January and thought. “I wonder what life would be like if I stopped completely?”
The actress added her husband Brian Owen shares different views and “loves pub culture”.
“That was my idea of hell when I was drinking, and especially now that I don't drink anymore,” she said.
In January, Sue revealed she felt “shamed and judged” before she lost three stone.
As a guest panelist on Loose Women, the soap star revealed that she was treated differently at different body weights.
She explained: “My weight has gone up all over the place and most of it has been helped by red wine.”
“I'm a lot thinner at the moment, but I've been sick this year and for some reason my metabolism seems to have changed, and because I don't drink.” But I've been going the other way and maybe I'll go back the other way too. '
Sue continued: “What I hate about it is the shame that comes with being a bigger person.” The judgments often come from other women.
“I find it really hard to bear. We’re not stupid, we know we’re big, we know we have a problem, we know we have an addiction, don’t treat us like idiots.”
“Other women are shocked about it. It's like that in us. For example, when I've lost weight, I walk into a room and someone says, “Oh my God, you look great, you've lost weight.” All I hear is, “You looked like a real dog when you grew up.”
“It’s the way we talk about it that makes a big difference.”
Sue previously said: “I've lost 18 pounds.” [in I’m A Celebrity]. I had already lost a stone and a half that year because I gave up alcohol. I did Dry January and then decided to move on (pictured)
In January, Sue revealed she felt “ashamed and judged” before losing three stone (pictured left at the time of the speech in January 2024 and right in 2005).
Last year, Sue insisted she was “not obsessed with diets” as she reflected on the unfair expectations placed on women while covering the March issue of Prima magazine.
She explained that she would never promote weight-related products because women “have enough trouble as it is.”
Sue told the publication that she doesn't buy into diet culture: “I lost some weight in the jungle, but I'm not obsessed with diets: life is hard enough!”
“There will always be external pressures and unfair expectations for women, but I refuse to give in to that.”
“That's why I never promote anything weight-related, and why I'd always rather compliment someone on their smile or their outfit than their weight.”
She continued: “Let's just let women be women – we have enough difficulties and struggles as it is.”
This came after Sue warned her followers after diet companies used her image without consent and claimed she had lost weight on her gummies.
She alerted her 148,000 Instagram followers to the scam and apologized to anyone who thought she was promoting it.
In the clip, she shared, “I'm really, really sad that I actually have to do this video.” But I've gotten quite a few messages over the last few weeks asking me about… keto dummies.
“Apparently there are scams going around claiming I lost weight on keto gummies. Dummies? I don't know. Well, it sucks. It's a scam. And if you fell for it, I'm very, very sorry.'
“It's outrageous.” And I just want you to know that I would never advocate something like that. I am absolutely outraged.
“Yes, I lost some weight last year. I stopped drinking and went into the jungle. Yes, I lost weight this year. But not from any diet.'
Sue went on to reveal that she had “women's health issues” that contributed to the weight loss, concluding: “Life is too short to worry about diets and quick fixes.” Just be happy with yourself .'
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