She said she was "addicted" to coca cola and drinking liters a day
Emmerdale star Laura Norton has reflected on the simple diet trick that helped her to lose over three stone since 2016.
The actress – who began her career as an extra on Byker Grove in the early noughties – decided to drop the lbs and adopt a new healthy lifestyle, by “cutting out the rubbish and exercising more”.
She added, “which is what you should be doing anyway”.
Speaking to chat show host Lorraine Kelly about her time working on Emmerdale, she said, "Do you know, in the eight years that I have been there, I have never once had a pudding.
"I can't. It's just a slippery slope."
She also made the shocking revelation that she’d been “addicted” to Coca Cola for years and that cutting it out was what eventually made the biggest difference to her figure.
“I had been addicted since I was a teenager,” she said.
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1 of 15PJ & Duncan, Ant & Dec
Our favourite presenting duo, Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, have become national TV royalty since they starred in the teenage soap drama for three years as PJ and Duncan. Who could ever forget the moment when poor PJ (Ant) lost his eyesight after a paintball game? The pair attempted to forge a music career, releasing three albums under their show names. Their version of Stepping Stone was a belter and we won't hear anything against it.
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Ant & Dec started presenting on SMTV Live with nostalgic sketches like Chums, Wonky Donkey and PokeRap. They went on to present HUGE Saturday night shows such as Pop Idol, I'm A Celeb, Britain's Got Talent and Saturday Night Takeaway. Unfortunately, Dec has had to recently fly solo after Ant was involved in a drink driving conviction. Holly Willoughby will take over Ant's place on the next series of I'm A Celebrity. We hope the pair get to reunite soon.
3 of 15Polly, Denise Welsh
Denise might be better known for her role as Natalie Horrocks in Coronation Street, but before clopping around the cobbles she appeared in a handful of Byker Grove episodes as Polly.
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Nowadays she is better known for her Celebrity Big Brother appearance, as well as her role on Waterloo Road and her presenting slot on daytime panel, Loose Women. In fact, she recently rejoined the lunchtime TV ladies after a five year hiatus.
5 of 15Nicola Dobson, Jill Halfpenny
Jill Halfpenny became a Byker Grove favourite when she was just 14 years old, playing the entertaining Nicola Dobson.
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She went on to appear in a host of soaps, including EastEnders and Coronation Street, and has won various awards for her performances on the West End stages in Chicago and Legally Blonde. Oh - and she won Strictly Come Dancing. Is there any end to her talents?
7 of 15Charlie Charlton, Donna Air
Charlie Charlton was played by Donna Air who first graced the show at the tender age of 10.
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The actress, television presenter and fashion enthusiast has had loads of jobs since her Byker Grove days. She presented The Big Breakfast, starred in Hollyoaks and even had a part in blockbuster movie, The Mummy Returns. She was also the seventh person to leave Dancing on Ice 2018.
9 of 15Ben Carter, Andrew Hayden-Smith
Andrew Hayden-Smith entered the show as the hearthrob Ben Carter and made his first appearance in 1995.
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When his days at Byker Grove were over he went on to present Live and Kicking and had a four-year career presenting CBBC. Andrew also had a role in Doctor Who and used to write a column for Attitude magazine. We last saw him as crooked cop DS Craig Armstrong who met a grisly end in Hollyoaks.
11 of 15Jason, Charlie Hunnam
Charlie Hunnam played Jason in three episodes of Byker Grove after being spotted by a producer in a shoe shop.
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The English actor has since starred alongside some of Hollywood's biggest names in some silver screen productions, including Nicholas Nickleby, Cold Mountain and Green Street. He also played Jax in the HUGELY popular drama series Sons of Anarchy. Nice work, Charlie.
13 of 15Spuggie, Lyndyann Barras
One of the most famous faces of Byker Grove, Spuggie was played by Lyndyann Barras, who featured on the show for four years.
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Despite not getting many memorable TV jobs after she left the teen soap, Lyndyann takes smaller acting jobs and is a mother of two.
15 of 15Laura Norton, Sam NOW
Laura Norton had a teeny-tiny role in Byker Grove, appearing as an extra called Sam in three episodes during 2014. She not plays Kerry Wyatt in the ITV soap Emmerdale. Alas, her BG role was so small that we don't even have a still shot for you.
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“At its worst I used to drink two 2-litre bottles of Coke a day. I know now how much sugar is in it.
“But, when you are addicted, you don’t realise how much you are getting through. In the end, it was my dad who pointed it out
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“One day I was at home in my pyjamas and I wanted him to go to the off-licence to get me some Coke. I think he just thought it had gone too far."
“It was about three years ago when I started to lose weight,” she continued. “I was in skimpy outfits all the time on telly, and the camera also adds weight to you, so I thought I’d do something.
“I started to do a bit of exercise, which I hadn’t done for years. You get a bit older and weight is harder to lose.
"Then I cut the Coca-Cola out and started to notice the difference and then just decided to keep it up."