Chanelle Hayes shows off her figure in a cut-out bikini during holiday to Tenerife after nine stone weight loss

Daily Mail​

4 days ago

Chanelle Hayes showed off her figure during a holiday to Tenerife over the weekend after her nine stone weight loss.
The former Big Brother star, 36, who appeared on the Channel 4 reality series in 2007, wore a cut-out bikini for a day at the pool.
She teamed the black two-piece with a pair of oversized sunglasses and styled her hair into loose curls.
Relaxing by the pool, Chanelle soaked up come sun before taking a shower outside.
She has candidly discussed her struggles with her body image over the years and admitted she wishes she could tell her younger self to 'enjoy every moment'.
At the height of her fame in 2009, Chanelle weighed 8.5 stone, barely ate and took laxatives to try and achieve a 'WAG body'.
In 2020, the reality star then had a secret gastric sleeve operation after she reached 17-stone.
Chanelle lost nine stone and dropped from a size 18 down to an eight, and has bravely shown her scars from the operation on her trips abroad.
She revealed the operation was a 'last resort' after years of being unhappy, opting to have the surgery at Burcot Hall Hospital in Worcestershire.
Last year, she took to social media to share before and after photos of her weight loss, adding that her operation had 'changed her life' and she had 'no regrets'.
She is known for her body positive posts and recently hit back at the idea of a 'summer body' as she insisted it's 'not the bikini size' that matters in an impowering message.
In June 2024, she wrote alongside a video of herself wearing bikinis over the years: 'What even is a summer body anyway?! I had a lovely time on every single one of these holidays and I ranged from size 6-18 (to pregnant!).
'I've chosen all blue bikinis because sometimes our body image makes us feel blue. I wish I could tell my younger self to just enjoy every single moment because it's the memories that counts. Not the bikini size.'
Elsewhere in recent weeks, Chanelle has marked a major achievement after qualifying to become a nurse in a major career change.
Relaxing by the pool, Chanelle soaked up come sun before taking a shower outside
She revealed the operation was a 'last resort' after years of being unhappy, opting to have the surgery at Burcot Hall Hospital in Worcestershire
The star shared a throwback snap of herself dressed up as a nurse as a child alongside a photo of her recent graduation and her new uniform.
She wrote: 'I've been posting a lot less recently. It's not because I have nothing to say, I've been settling into a new job role that I have wanted for many years but didn't feel quite brave enough to do.
'Thankfully, my husband and parents were such rocks and provided unconditional love and support for me when I was struggling.
'My children have missed out on a few plans, we have limited our holidays to accommodate my studies.
'But they saw every single atom of the blood sweat and tears that I poured into my degree.
'This taught my children that people can say cruel things about their mum, but she was resilient.
'They heard people tell me to quit to do something easier, witnessed me working HARD and achieving a first class honours.'
The star shared a throwback snap of herself dressed up as a nurse as a child alongside a photo of her recent graduation and her new uniform before penning an inspiring caption
She added: 'I carried so much guilt studying so hard when my kids needed me, but now I see that I taught them an important lesson.
'Whatever you strive for; work for it, stick at it, you will achieve it.'
Chanelle and her husband Dan Bingham tied the knot in an intimate ceremony in June of last year.
The TV personality shares her son Blakely, 11, with her ex-partner Matthew Bates, who she was in a relationship with between 2009 and 2010.
She also has Frankie, four, with Edward Oates, who she was with on-and-off from 2016 to 2017.