Big Brother's Chanelle Hayes reveals health struggle after gastric band surgery
Big Brother star Chanelle Hayes revealed her struggle with 'dumping syndrome' after undergoing gastric band surgery five years ago. The surgery involves placing an adjustable band around the upper part of the stomach, which restricts the amount of food the person can consume.
Chanelle featured on Big Brother in 2007, and shortly after leaving, in the height of her fame, she weighed just 8.5 stone. Fast-forward to 2020, where she underwent a secret gastric sleeve operation after she reached 17 stone. In a new interview, Chanelle revealed the side effects of overeating after getting a gastric band fitted.
She said the surgery created a 'physical barrier' to stop her from overeating but the star has been left scared after falling into old habits, which triggered 'dumping syndrome'.
Dumping syndrome describes a range of symptoms that happen when food is emptied too quickly from the stomach into the small intestine. Symptoms include nausea, vomiting, palpitations, bloating, cramping, dizziness, fatigue, and diarrhoea.
"This physical barrier stops me from eating. I physically cannot, if I eat more than the capacity of my stomach I will vomit, if I eat things that are too bad for me then I could end up with dumping syndrome, diarrhoea, vomiting, sweats, it forces you to stay on the straight and narrow," she explained.
"Don't get me wrong, I will still reach for a chocolate bar or milkshake or a slice of pizza, but I'll have more than what my stomach can fit in, and it does not end well."
She went on to tell MailOnline of her emetophobia, a phobia of vomiting, admitting it "terrorises" her.
The reality star has been open about her battles with weight in the past and admitted that she once barely ate anything to chive a 'WAG' body.
She previously opened up about her decision to undergo the surgery and insisted it was a "last resort" after many years of struggling with her fluctuating weight and being unhappy.
After the surgery at Burcot Hall Hospital in Worcestershire, the TV star dropped from a size 18 to a size 8 and shared photos of her weight loss last year.
Chanelle said her operation 'changed' her life and she has 'no regrets'. Advocating for body positivity, she previously shared a video of herself wearing bikinis over the years and wrote: '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!).'
She added: '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.'
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The procedure, which has also helped the likes of Vanessa Feltz and James Argent, reduces the size of the stomach by 70-85 per cent to restrict food intake, which helped Chanelle to gain back control. But once she dramatically lost the weight, she was left with excess, saggy skin, causing further distress. She said: 'With my sleeve, they take about 70 per cent of your stomach out and leave you with, instead of it being like a round poach, it is more like a sausage shape, it's massively decreased compared to a normal stomach, which means that I can't eat or drink as much. 'It's perfect for me because it's always been such a psychological thing, I automatically reach for anything. It's been good to have that physical barrier there and from that I lost a lot of weight quite quickly. 'My breasts were droopy, my stomach was, well in fact, my stomach was ripped to bits. 'Half of my abs were on one side, and the other half were on the other but that was because of pregnancy. After two breast surgeries, multiple rounds of liposuction, and several procedures to tighten her loose skin, Chanelle vows she is finally done with going under the knife 'When they did my skin removal, they put my muscles back together to help strengthen my core, so I've had that done as well.' After two breast surgeries, multiple rounds of liposuction, and several procedures to tighten her loose skin, Chanelle vows she is finally done with going under the knife. She said: 'On a regular day, I am feeling great, I am so happy that I had the sleeve done and then I had some skin removal surgery after that, and my breast implants changed. 'Although I feel much more confident I would still like my arms to be tighter, but I don't want to have the surgery. 'For me, I would rather feel 90 per cent with my body and not undergo another operation. There is always room for improvement but who looks in the mirror and thinks they're perfect.' Chanelle, who famously modelled her image on Victoria Beckham, explained her complex relationship with food is triggered by how she feels in her everyday life, which was emphasised in the weeks leading up to her wedding last year. In July 2024, Chanelle married accountant Dan in a ceremony attended by the star's two children, a 15-year-old son she shares with ex-footballer Matthew Bates, and Frankie, seven, from her relationship with PE teacher Ryan Oates. She's also now a stepmother to Dan's daughter Amelia, 17, and the family lives together in Yorkshire, where Chanelle recently trained as a nurse. Chanelle said: 'I have always been an emotional eater so when I was celebrating, I would go out for dinner, when I was commiserating, I would eat, if I was upset, happy, it's always been a thing... it didn't even just develop; it has always been there for me. 'At my lightest, I got really stressed last year before the wedding and I went down to seven stone, which was horrific. 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And after growing up fixated by Victoria and aspiring to have a figure which resembled the WAG's slim frame and previously surgically enhanced breasts, Chantelle is even more concerned for today's generation of Instagram and TikTok loving youngsters, saying there's no escape from the pressures of having to conform to beauty body standards. She added: 'I've had these feelings since I was a teenager and more so when I left high school and started college. The magazines were all circling normal and healthy-looking women and it made me think if Kate Moss can't have cellulite, then how can I? Now that is amplified, everywhere you look. 'I have experienced trolling, God yes, but I don't read the comments anymore. I live in my own world and everyone's always going to have an opinion. It doesn't matter if there's 100 positive comments, if you see one negative, it's so easy to stick onto that. I would advise people to not look. It's just so much harder now because everything is online and bleeping through to their phones. The girls on Love Island get picked to shreds.'
