Fern Britton's 'secret' to staggering weight loss after fans amazed by transformation

Fern Britton has been turning heads with her transformed appearance, which has prompted fans to ask for her weight loss "secret" on Instagram. The much-loved presenter, 67, impressively shed the pounds after getting a gastric band in 2006, and has been glowing even more recently.

Fans have taken to social media to praise the former This Morning star, with one commenting on a recent photo: "Fern, you are looking amazing, what's the secret?" Another added their admiration, saying: "Fern, you look fit, fresh and fabulous."

Although Fern hasn't directly responded to speculation about any further weight loss, she regularly keeps her followers updated with her fitness regime, which includes cycling, yoga, and taking long walks.

But her true secret is running, after taking on the Couch to 5k challenge before her Celebrity Big Brother stint last year. The former presenter has since embraced running three times a week. Additionally, once her shoulder injury improves, she is eager to return to weightlifting at the gym.

The broadcaster has been candid about her weight loss journey over the years. It was in 2006 that she first underwent gastric band surgery but chose to keep it private until two years later, reports the Express. Reflecting on her decision in an interview with the Daily Mail, she explained: "My cholesterol was high. My knee joints were starting to hurt.

I wasn't able to run. I was approaching 50 and I thought, 'Do you know what? I'm going to be different when I'm 50'. I was cycling like mad and nothing was happening."

Fern went on to say that her GP believed she was "a good candidate for a band" which led to her final decision to undergo the procedure. "I needed to get healthy. I wasn't unhappy the way I was; I was unhealthy.

"I'd been recovering from having children, having a divorce, all those emotional things," she added. In a recent chat with Woman and Home Magazine, Fern discussed the ongoing impact of her gastric band surgery.

She revealed: "Although my gastric band is an old one, it still has its powers. Good food finds it hard to get through, but you can still eat chocolate and drink wine. I was also smoking like a trooper. I put on more and more weight. I never talk about numbers, but it was enough, and nothing fitted. I ended up in very stretchy baggy clothes for about a year."

Fern admitted that at the time she thought she "looked perfectly fine", but looking back, she "was nutty as a fruit cake". "I wasn't mad, but I was simply coping," she concluded.