Michelle Mone has revealed she gets mistaken for her daughter’s sister.
The Ultimo boss, 48, made the proud profession during an appearance on Loose Women on Tuesday as she discussed her youthful appearance, her well-documented weight loss and her postponed wedding to her beloved partner Doug Barrowman.
While weighing in on her appearance, the star – who shares kids Rebecca, Bethany and Declan with her ex Michael Mone – revealed: ‘I get mistaken for my daughter’s sister which was amazing when I went out in London before lockdown.’
Lucky girl! Michelle Mone has revealed she gets mistaken for her daughter’s sister
Michelle has lost an eye-popping eight stone, as she shrunk from a size 22 to a size 10 and she revealed the exciting mistake that made her day before lockdown.
She said: ‘I get mistaken for my daughter’s sister. It was amazing when I went out in London before lockdown. I could so easily go back to the old Michelle but I will never ever do that because it’s a dark, lonely horrible space.’
On her weight battle, she went on: ‘It’s been 8st and one pound now. I was a size 22 and now I’m a size 10. We were getting married on May 2nd, that’s now postponed, and I was determined to fit in my dress…
‘When I was overweight, I was in a very uncomfortable horrible marriage and my way of coping with that was to eat, eat, eat. I was a bit like an alcoholic…
Happy days: While weighing in on her appearance, the star – who shares kids Rebecca, Bethany (pictured) and Declan with her ex Michael Mone – revealed: ‘I get mistaken for my daughter’s sister which was amazing when I went out in London before lockdown’
Posing up a storm: Michelle admits she feels much better in her new skin
‘It’s about getting your mind sorted. It’s easy for me to say but it was very difficult. The rest is easy, it’s baby steps. When I was on the beach with Rachel Hunter, she said, why don’t you treat your body like a business?..
‘I’ve taken on a full time nutritionist, a full time trainer. The reason I’ve done this is to help others. I was interested in the body and wellness and mental health.’
On what she has been doing in lockdown, Michelle revealed: ‘We’re in our home in the isle of Man. Sadly the kids and my mum and dad are not with us…
Chatting away: She was speaking candidly on Loose Women
Evolving: On her weight battle, she went on: ‘It’s been 8st and one pound now. I was a size 22 and now I’m a size 10. We were getting married on May 2nd, that’s now postponed, and I was determined to fit in my dress’
‘Thank goodness for FaceTime. It’s just been myself and Doug and the people that live around here. The first few nights we were on the sofa watching movies, drinking wine and eating bad stuff. Then we were like, now we need to stop this…
‘Now, we train three times a day. We’re always on a plane or a train anyway so now we thought, we’ll go for a walk, we will use this time…
‘We’ve been doing a lot outside because of the weather. We’ve been going for a 90min walk, a bit in the gym. Luckily, it’s been good for us apart from missing our family and friends.’
She’s changed: ‘When I was overweight, I was in a very uncomfortable horrible marriage and my way of coping with that was to eat, eat, eat. I was a bit like an alcoholic’
Last month, Michelle revealed she would eat two McDonald’s a day at the height of her battle with weight and her food addiction.
She said: ‘I would eat everything I could get my hands on. I would eat two McDonalds a day and still have my evening meal.’
Speaking to Daily Express, as well as revealing her fast food addiction she also discussed how she treats her body ‘like a business’, after shedding 11lbs in 11 months ahead of her wedding in the Maldives later this year.
Michelle, who is engaged to businessman Doug, 54, said: ‘I know how to manage myself so I’ve been running my body like a business.’
Shock comparison: Michelle revealed she would eat two McDonald’s a day at the height of her battle with weight and food addiction