Emmerdale star Lucy Pargeter had breast implants removed after they stopped her breathing properly
EMMERDALE sex siren Lucy Pargeter has had her breast implants removed - and revealed they stopped her breathing properly for 11 years.
The soap star had the operation after suffering from years of illness which she linked to her DD boob job.
Lucy, 42, who plays Chas Dingle in the Dales drama, described her implants as “toxic bags” which the actress couldn’t wait to get out of her body.
She said: “They are out. I’m as flat as a pancake, I look awful but feel good.
BREASTS BRINGING ILLNESS
“When I woke up in recovery, the first thing I did was panic because I could breathe - I could take in a massive breath.
“I thought they were trying to give me too much oxygen – I panicked. I forgot what it was like to have a full lung of air. I mean, it’s amazing - I can breathe.”
Lucy features in tonight’s Dispatches documentary on Channel 4 which investigates women who claim their breast implants are making them ill.
As well as 250 women preparing to take class action over possible links to cancer, it also looks at the growing phenomenon of Breast Implant Illness.
Why I had them done in the first place: vanity. That old thing called vanity. Now they are out. I’m as flat as a pancake, I look awful but feel good
The symptoms include choking, heart palpitations, physical pain and mental health issues - many of which Lucy endured.
She said: “The surgery went absolutely fine, they were both really encapsulated, so they were both quite deformed. I know that everything is going to be much better, including my symptoms.
“Hopefully my joint problems and anxiety and the rashes on my chest and the pain I get in my chest and armpits will be gone.“Why I had them done in the first place: vanity. That old thing called vanity.”
Lucy has had two boob jobs, the first aged 21 and her second aged 32.
She provided a before-and-after video diary for the show.
She said: “Four days until I get these toxic bags out of my body. This current set have been in for just over 11 years.
“I know that everything is going to be much better – (but) what am I going to look like?”
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