Kelly Brook says she didn’t recognize herself when she gained so many pounds.
The 43-year-old model, who married Italian stud Jeremy Parisi in July last year, admits she became too comfortable in her relationship and gained weight on the Italian diet.
She told Metro.co.uk: “I lived in the country, was with this Italian guy and we never missed a meal (laughs).”
“We ate a lot, I felt comfortable and I wasn’t doing photo shoots or red carpets. The weight just crept in and I didn’t recognize myself anymore, so it was really important for me to get back to my best and feel good, and I wanted to feel comfortable in my clothes.
“I couldn’t put my jeans on and I asked my cleaning lady, ‘Did you put my jeans in the dryer because they shrunk?’ She just looked at me and said, ‘No, they just don’t fit anymore because you’re fat.’ I just thought, ‘Oh God!'”
Kelly – who has been an ambassador for weight-loss brand SlimFast since 2019 after signing up for a weight-loss program a year earlier – stresses that she is not concerned with size, but rather that she wants to be healthier inside.
She said: “I thought I have to get this under control now, it’s not going well. So I just started a SlimFast plan, lost 12 kilos and then just wanted to keep the weight off because my biggest fear is the yo-yo effect and the ups and downs.
“It just fits into my lifestyle now, is always there for me and keeps me on track and I can maintain the weight.”
The “Piranha 3DD” star has just teamed up with rapper Big Narstie for the new “Oomph for your Boomph SlimFast” campaign.
The curvaceous beauty was thrilled to collaborate with the 37-year-old MC.
She said: “When they said they had found a new ambassador, I was scratching my head and thinking, ‘So who could it be?’
“If you’re already trying to lose weight or have been using a product for so long, it can feel like you’re doing the same thing all the time and it’s just a matter of giving yourself a little boost of energy.
“I just think it’s so brilliant that you got involved because it just makes it more inclusive and broadens the horizons.”
And she also revealed that her 37-year-old husband, a model, enjoys drinking her SlimFast shakes.
She added: “I’ve always said that my husband loves SlimFast. He always drinks SlimFast shakes because of the protein in them, so it’s great that men are realising that they can have this too and be a part of it.”
