After telling Closer last month that she wanted to drop a dress size to get down to a slender 10, Lauren Goodger has already lost nearly a stone after embarking on a juice detox and overhauling her lifestyle.
'I feel amazing- I think I'm completely over him'
And showing off her incredible new figure in a clingy purple dress last week, she attended the same event as former childhood sweetheart and ex fiancé Mark Wright, 25 – and delightedly told pals: “I feel amazing – I think I’m completely over him.”
The pair split in August last year after an on/off 10-year relationship, and had last seen each other at a club in June before bumping into each other last week. A source says: “Lauren was nervous about seeing him but, when she did, she realised she’d finally moved on.
“She joked that, in the past, she’d seen him looking over and sucked in her belly, but she feels incredible right now.
The weight loss has given her a huge confidence boost and she was telling friends she couldn’t believe she felt nothing for Mark when she saw him.
'Mark was really impressed she'd stuck with her diet and exercise regime. He thought she looked really fit'
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*“She said, if anything, he actually seemed nervous talking to her and couldn’t wait to make his excuses and leave. She felt quite triumphant and said: ‘I’ve definitely come out on top.’”
The source adds: “Mark couldn’t take his eyes off Lauren when he saw her. Being obsessed with the gym himself, he was really impressed she’d stuck to her diet and exercise regime. He thought she looked really fit.”
Lauren, 26, revealed last week that she’d lost 9lbs in just four days at a retreat in Majorca, where she exercised alongside being on a juice and smoothie-only diet. Now Closer can reveal that Lauren – who’s almost back to a size 10 – lost a further 3lbs over the next week by revamping her diet and is determined to be a size 8 by Christmas. But she also reckons she could hit her target within weeks if she continues with a sensible weight-loss plan.
'Lauren's amazed that she's managed to continue eating healthily and is buzzing from all the compliments she's been getting'
A source says: “Lauren’s amazed that she’s managing to continue eating healthily and is buzzing from all the compliments she’s getting. She’s even been buying size 8 dresses because she’s sure she’ll be showing off her new shape in weeks.”
Lauren, who’s 5ft 6, has famously yo-yoed in recent months. She weighed 11st at her heaviest in March, dropped nearly 2st with a diet plan and boot-camp stint in June, then went back up to 10∂st and a size 12 before her recent retreat. Now she’s sticking to healthy meals like scrambled egg for breakfast and grilled fish and veg for dinner. She recently Tweeted: “Just made myself tuna salad..Starving!#healthy even can eat salads in winter good 4 u.”
'She's been buying size 8 dresses because she's sure she'll be showing off her new shape in weeks'
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A source says: “She’s planning to step it up in the next few weeks to reach her goal. She’s already doing yoga four times a week and even went the morning after her night out. Plus, she’d normally knock back booze at these events, but she’s totally cut back. She’s snacking on edamame beans and has cut out carbs and fizzy drinks – and she had no red meat last week. She’s planning to stick to juice this week and lose another 3lbs.
“She’s seeing it as a lifestyle change now. She loves her new thin shape, her skin’s glowing and she’s pleased with her lips, too.”
The former TOWIE star had a Gloss And Go treatment by celeb beautician Tracie Giles last week – a semi-permanent liner that makes lips look fuller. The source adds: “Lauren says she doesn’t want to be fake from head to toe – she just wants to be healthy and look her best.”
By Amy Swales