TOWIE’s Frankie Essex has flaunted her fuller curves in a bright orange bikini
on a winter getaway to sunny Lanzarote.
The reality stripped off down to the two-piece as she soaked up the sun
enjoying a break from freezing Essex.
The reality star, who is Joey Essex’s older sister, has struggled with her
weight since her teens. Her mother, Tina committed suicide when she was just
13 and it had a devastating impact on her leading to a lifetime of
fluctuating weight and yo yo diets.
Frankie and Joey were brought up by their father, Donny, 53, who works at
Billingsgate Fish market in London.
She said: “I started to put on a lot of weight. My dad was amazing
bringing us up but cooking wasn’t his strong point.
“I used to live off microwave meals and I started piling on the pounds.”
Frankie’s bright tangerine swimwear complimented her golden tan and she kept
her long blonde hair loss. She was spotted relaxing on a sun lounger before
chatting with a pal beside the pool.
And while the 28- year-old didn’t look bothered about her weight gain as she
sipped a full fat Coca Cola, she has admitted she wants to shed a few pounds
to feel more body confident.
She told Closer Magazine: “I’m a confident person, but I’m not happy with
my body and I want to start training again. I’m feeling more positive and I
hope 2016 will be my year.”
Since joining the ITVBe show in 2011, her weight has changed dramatically and
last summer, Frankie
slimmed down to her dream size 10, weighing 10 stone with a 29 inch
waist after dropping 21lbs during her body blitz mission.
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Essex’s massive boobs landed her in hospital
At the time she said: “Previously when I have put on weight, it would all
go around my hips and bypass my boobs and upper body.
“I’m proud to say that I’ve lost my love handles and my bum is lovely and
firm. I feel in incredible shape and have never felt sexier.”
Frankie had a boob job in 2012 boosting her 34DD to 34GG. But that she is
planning to her boobs reduced after she was rushed to hospital with severe
back pain.
“It was terrifying because I just didn’t know what was happening and I
started having a panic attack. I called NHS Direct in floods of tears.
“In the end I just couldn’t cope with the pain anymore, so I drove myself
to my local hospital’s A&E and waited for four hours to see a doctor.
“He told me that I had developed a condition called sciatica – a painful
inflammation of the nerves in your back – because my boobs were so heavy.”
Now the weight has creeped back on she is hoping to follow in her friend Lauren
Goodger’s footsteps, who dropped four stone and five dress sizes in less
than a year.
She said: “Lauren Goodger is a good friend of mine and she’s done
amazingly with her four stone weight loss, so it will be great to hit the
gym with her.”
Lauren has released a DVD called, OMG! Workout following her fitness journey.