Tina Malone gives up baby dreams but declares she will run the London marathon… and pose for Playboy
Tina's husband refuses to let her undergo IVF again - but she has other aims now
TINA Malone has given up on having another baby - she's got her sights set on a sexy Playboy spread.
The 53-year-old recently revealed she was eager to extend her family with her toyboy husband Paul Chase, 34, who is dad to her youngest daughter, Flame.
Flame, 3, was conceived by IVF and born when Tina was 50 - and although she's been keen to undergo the gruelling process again, she admits that Paul has forbidden it.
She told Closer magazine: "I've been desperate to have another baby and give Flame a little brother or sister but we've decided not to try again.
"Paul needed convincing. Over the past twelve months I've laughed about it, rowed about it and stormed out of the house about it, but Paul never backed down.
"There have been tears but I've made my peace with it.
"He doesn't want me to put my body through the trauma of having another baby.
"I was disappointed, but I've accepted it."
However, Tina - best known for playing gobby matriarch Mimi Maguire in Shameless - has set herself some new goals... and some might say they are even more arduous than having another baby.
She said: "My dream is to run the marathon next year.
"Who knows what I could build up to? No one believed I could lose all that weight, or be pregnant at 50, and I did both and have never been happier."
Tina, also mum to 34-year-old Danielle, cheekily told the mag that her sexual confidence is through the roof at the moment.
She said: "If Playboy rang offering £250k to do a naked shoot, of course I would do it!
"Women should celebrate their bodies, and after years of having such a s**t one, it's time I showed off how phenomenal I look!"
Tina definitely looked confident as she was seen out and about in a sexy Santa outfit last night.
Wearing a pair of candy cane striped socks and a pair of jaunty ankle boots, Tina showed off her staggering 12 stone weight loss in a barely there slip dress that featured a net underskirt and flirty furry neckline.
She paired it with a matching hat and delightful forest green nail varnish.
While she was eager to get in to the festive spirit, it seemed her hubby was a bit too cool for Yule and left his own Santa garb at home, opting for a T-shirt, smart jeans and trainers.
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He was seen giving his cherished wife a kiss, his long brown hair slicked back in to a neat ponytail.
Tina whooped with glee as he lifted her up, no doubt feeling as light as a feather after her amazing weight loss journey saw her slim down from a size 28.
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