Lucy-Jo Hudson Defends Dramatic Weight Loss: 'I'm Healthier And Fitter Than Ever'

Coronation Street’s Lucy-Jo Hudson has recently been showing off a significantly slimmer figure, but several people have commented that her weight loss is too dramatic.

The 28-year-old actress has defended her new look on Twitter, telling both concerned fans and detractors to not worry, as her new look is down to a combination of healthy eating and exercise.

Lucy-Jo tweeted: “I love it! Love the feel of a good workout, love putting good food in my body Love feeling healthy! Go for it x”

She explains: “Haha it's all about a way of life! No quick fixes or diets, just healthy eating and exercise! Creating new habits x”

The change in appearance is said to have been motivated by her wedding to Coronation Street co-star Alan Halsall in June 2009, where she shrank from a size 14 to a size 8 after a year of exercising and cutting out junk food.

Lucy-Jo recently made an appearance on ITV’s This Morning which is what sparked the sudden interest in her shrinking frame. Photos of the actress outside the studio show her wearing tight black skinny trousers and a brown wrap jacket that highlights her tiny waist.

The actress appeared to be upset by comments made suggesting that she is so thin that she now has a ‘lollipop’ head, responding to critics on Twitter by writing: “I know, been called "lollipop" head!!! I mean, seriously? What is wrong with people! I'm super healthy and fitter than ever x”

Lucy-Jo certainly looks strikingly different from her dowdy Corrie days playing Katy Harris, but she is anxious to let fans know that her new look is not from starving herself.

Speaking to The Mirror she explained: “I don’t deprive myself – I love chocolate so I have a little bit of it every day. It helps not being a big drinker too because if I was drinking a lot I would be bigger.”

What do you think of Lucy-Jo’s new look?

Lucy-Jo leaves the ITV Studios after appearing on This Morning: