Jennifer Ellison showed off her toned figure in a strapless white bikini as she enjoyed the winter sun in Turkey on Sunday.
The 40-year-old former Brookside star, who was a size 18 at his largest, isn’t shy about flaunting his weight loss.
And after years of yo-yo dieting, she has decided to give up fad diets as she is finally happy with her 10 stone body weight.
Jennifer showed off her sun-kissed glow as she sat on the side of a pool lounger and dipped her toes in the pool.
The blonde beauty showed off her toned bum in a high-waisted bikini and showed off her tiny torso as she gracefully climbed out of the water.
Impressive: Jennifer Ellison, 40, showed off her toned figure in a strapless white bikini as she enjoyed the winter sun in Turkey on Sunday
Incredible: The former Brookside star, who was a size 18 at his largest, isn’t afraid to show off his weight loss
After taking a dip in the water, Jennifer slipped into a sleek white coverup and wore a white and black hat.
In September, Jennifer, who found fame as Emily Shadwick on Brookside, opened up about her fad diet journey.
She told new things! Magazine: “I’m not the smallest I’ve ever been, but I’m at a happy weight that makes me feel good putting on a bikini or a costume at the pool.”
She added: “I’m in a happy and confident place.” I’m about 10¾ at the moment. I no longer feel like I’m on this hamster wheel of having to look great. I stopped dieting.
“When you do fad diets, they don’t work, so I gave up.” “My weight has gone up and down so much over the years that now I just try to eat healthy.”
Jennifer told the publication that she lost her confidence after gradually gaining weight and going down to a size 18.
She recalled: “My agent called me and the idea of going to an audition… declined. I would say, ‘I can’t do that.’ I had lost my self-confidence. I had literally given up on myself.
Last year, Jennifer – who shares three sons Bobby, Harrison and Charlie with husband Rob – revealed before taking part in Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins: “I had given up on myself. “I never looked in the mirror.
Looking back: And after years of yo-yo dieting, she has decided to give up fad diets because she is finally happy with her 10-pound body weight
Wow: The beauty – size 18, now 10 – showcased her toned figure in the chic white two-piece
Relaxed: Jennifer showed off her sun-kissed glow as she sat on the side of a pool lounger and dipped her toes in the pool
Side profile: Jennifer showed off her peachy bum and washboard abs before hitting the pool lounger for a day of sunbathing
Gorgeous: After taking a dip in the water, Jennifer slipped into a stylish white coverup and wore a white and black hat
Transformation: Jennifer recently revealed she is a size 18 at her largest (pictured in 2015)
“I didn’t think I would ever be able to go on stage again because no one wanted me.” “I had gone from the girl known for her acting and men’s magazines to this mother and teacher.”
Jennifer previously admitted during an appearance on Loose Women: “I was scared of seeing people from my past because I thought they would look at me and think, ‘What the hell happened to you?’
“People in the stores said, ‘My God, you’ve gained weight, haven’t you?’ I was a size 18 in self-destruct mode. I wouldn’t look in the mirror, I didn’t care. Everything was about my (sons).’
She decided to take drastic measures and went to a detox center where she was restricted to a tiny 400 calories a day.
Jennifer added: “I would eat a piece of apple, run six miles and come back hungry.” I was told what I thought was the perfect analogy about wanting to help your boy – for example, if you need to put on a aviation oxygen mask, you have to do it first set up your own.
“To be a good mother to them you have to take care of yourself. “For me it was self-neglect, it was all about the boys.”
Jennifer rose to fame in 1998 in Brookside, where she played the role of Emily Shadwick until 2003. During this time she became the darling of boys’ magazines.
She shares her three children Bobby, Harrison and Charlie with husband Rob Tickle, whom she married in October 2009.