The former EastEnders star show off her toned physique in a succession of skimpy bikinis as she enjoyed a sunshine break in Portugal. Determined to shed her frumpy EastEnders image, Natalie began her transformation with a boost to her cleavage from a 36B to a 36D three years ago. Then an intense diet and fitness regime, including three workouts a week with personal trainer Dee Thresher saw her lose over two stone.
Natalie Cassidy unveils her beach-ready body as
she holdiayed in the Algarve, Portugal
Natalie said: "I used to get called that fat girl off the telly but I convinced myself that they were talking about the character.
"That was just a get-out clause, it wasn't as if I unzipped my fat suit and went home. "I feel happier, prettier and more womanly than ever." But it appears even on holiday she's taking no chances on slipping up with the diet - as she took her personal trainer with her.
Natalie's slimline physique will silence any rumblings that the actress has begun to regain some of the 2.5st in weight she has lost
The 24-year-old actress' fitness DVD 'Then and Now' became a Christmas bestseller, outdoing those by diet and fitness queen Rosemary Conley and TV presenter Davina McCall. However, there were rumblings that she had begun to regain some of the weight after she was seen dressed in an unflattering outfit. But clearly that was a blip as Natalie appeared on the beach yesterday in a tiny black bikini, which showed there was not extra inch of flab to pinch.
Clearly Natalie is taking no chances as her holiday companion is none other than her personal trainer Dee Thresher
Itsy bitsy blue bikini
The 5ft 4in celebrity has dropped from a size 16 to an incredible size 8 which she attributed to an intense fitness regime and paying attention to her diet. Natalie was accompanied on her beach break by an unusual choice of companion - her personal trainer Dee Thresher.
Clearly she's has no intention of relaxing her new regime while on holiday, as they even took part in a beachside training session. She recently revealed how she has managed to keep her new size-eight figure.
Natalie wore a succession of skimpy bikini's,
and is clearly proud of her new figure
"I don't feel as if I'm depriving myself any more. I don't want to eat crispy pork belly or liver and chips, which I would have eaten before," says Natalie, who at 5ft 4in weighs 8st 1lb.
"I've tried loads of diets and I'd think: 'I've finished the diet, now I'll go back to how I used to eat.' But I feel I've cracked it - I'm maintaining my weight, which is the hardest thing."
Now Natalie, who lost the weight through exercising with personal trainer Dee Thresher, and her own diet, feels she's found a balance which means she's not depriving herself.
Natalie's recipe for success is no carbs in the evening and
the odd gin and slimline tonic
There's no need to suck in her slim tummy on the beach
She told The Mirror: "I still enjoy myself, I just don't eat the rubbish. It's the little things that add up. "I'll have a gin and slimline tonic, I don't eat carbs in the evening, I'll snack on low-fat yogurt and blueberries and I'll do my DVD (Natalie's Then And Now Workout, £19.99) three times a week."
She added: "I'm comfortable with my weight between 8st 8lb and 8st 1lb - it's important to have that extra half-stone leeway, so you don't panic if you put on a few pounds."
Natalie as she appeared in 2006 at the TV Quick Awards before
she dropped four dress sizes
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