EastEnders Karen Taylor star wows in fitted black playsuit after shedding five stone
Lorraine Stanley has shed five stone in the past year and the former EastEnders actress has showed off the results of her weight loss by slipping into a black playsuit
EastEnders star Lorraine Stanley has showed off her dramatic weight loss in a stunning transformation snap.
The 47-year-old actress is best known for playing Karen Taylor in the BBC One soap from 2017 until 2024 and previously played the role of Kelly in 2006 film London to Brighton.
Over the past 12 months, Lorraine has managed to lose a whopping five stone after working out with a personal trainer and making healthy choices.
On Friday (March 29), she logged into her Instagram page to share a collage showing off her body transformation results. In the before picture, Lorraine can be seen wearing a black t-shirt while enjoying on holiday and the after photo shows the TV personality a year later in present day looking visibly slimmer wearing a glam outfit.
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In November, Lorraine post pictures wearing a tight black gym outfit as she told her followers: “I got this”. One snap showed her standing head on, with a fist raised triumphantly in the air. Her long hair was tied back and she looked confident as she posed for her mirror selfie. Another image was snapped from the side, showing off the TV star’s sleek figure and toned arms. “Thank you @louiseappelpt I’m feeling fantastic!!!” said the star.
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“You’re the best PT.” She added the hashtags “#personaltrainer #fitat40something #toning #weighttrainingforwomen #igotthis” to her post. Lorraine recently told The Sun that leaving EastEnders was sad she is excited to explore other opportunities for her career. “You can get a bit relaxed there and a bit comfortable,” she said at the time.The star said she hoped that fans of the soap would remember Karen as “the best mum on the Square” with a “heart of gold”.