Coronation Street's Channique Sterling-Brown has revealed the downside to her incredible weight loss journey in a heartfelt Instagram post. The actress, who plays Dee-Dee Bailey on the ITV soap, has been candid about her glamorous lifestyle online and has recently been involved in a gripping storyline where her character fought for Roy Cropper's release from prison for Lauren Bolton's murder. However, last month, it was revealed that her on-screen boyfriend Joel Deering (Callum Lill) was the real culprit behind Lauren's death.
Off-screen, the star has been focusing on her fitness, having recently completed the Manchester 10k marathon alongside her co-stars. In her recent Instagram post, the 27-year-old actress proudly displayed her golden medal and opened up about her significant weight loss journey over the years. She admitted to losing 100lbs after years of being "obsessed" with her weight and trying various "diets, shakes and tablets".
She also revealed that she took a break from social media to focus on her mental health and that the downside to her weight loss was "uncomfortable comments". The TV personality went on to share a dramatic before and after photo with her 16,000 online followers. She described her spiral of self-loathing, she expressed: "Couple of years ago it got really bad, I was losing control.
Hating yourself is a s**t way to live. I came off socials for over a month and when I came back, I unfollowed all the pages full of beautiful, unrealistic bodies," .