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Loose Women’s Nadia Sawalha says ‘shaking her cellulite’ changed her life
LOOSE Women's Nadia Sawalha says 'shaking her cellulite' has changed her life.
The former EastEnders star, 54, originally shared a clip of her flashing her flesh in May to inspire her daughters Maddy, 16, and Kiki, 11.
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Now the star, who has spent years of battling her own body insecurities, says the Instagram clip is one of the best things she's ever done.
She told : "Posting that video on Instagram was perhaps the most courageous thing I’ve ever done. And yes, my daughters were proud of me."
Nadia went to therapy for her insecurities, which got worse in her 40s when she gained four stone after having her daughter Kiki.
But when she slimmed down to a size 10, she still wasn't happy.
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She said: "I wasn’t happy, so had therapy. I didn’t want my kids to feel the same way about their own bodies as I’d been made to feel about mine."
She put on a bit of weight and is now a confident size 12-14.
Nadia posted the video where she proudly "shook her cellulite" a few months back.
She captioned it: "I’m not going to lie I almost didn’t post (got in a right old pickle about it !) this but it was my daughter @maddiemaddieee saying '''mum I don’t see what’s wrong with cellulite'' with such innocence that gave me my wake up call !!"
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"No more shame. Done. Signora Cellulita I’m going to be kinder to you you’re just part of me !! B****y hell it took me long enough?!"
Meanwhile she told the Mirror she had not ruled out posing nude in the future with hew new found body confidence.
The TV favourite has been keeping fans up to date with her fitness regime and diet - where she has been allowing herself the odd treat of burgers and healthy fries - on her Insta Story.
Meanwhile Nadia recently surprised fans when she put up a video having her smear test done after admitting she avoided it for a year.
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It came as Loose Women launched a #FaceYourSmear campaign which aims to encourage women to book in for their cervical screening.
She said of delaying the procedure: ";This is actually good news! When we were first talking about, I rang my doctors.
"Turns out after menopause you only need to get it done every five years.
"I thought I was two years late but I'm one year late. Yes [I've emptied my bladder], let's do it kids!"
Nadia Sawalha films her smear test on Loose Women
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