Inside Dawn French's incredible 7.5 stone weight loss and message for trolls
13.10.2023 - 18:55
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
Much-loved comedian Dawn French has opened up about her incredible weight loss journey over the years after she was forced to change her lifestyle in 2011.
The Vicar of Dibley actress suffered a cancer scare which prompted her to shift 7.5 stone for surgery, and she has since said it was a completely 'practical' choice and not one based on her outward appearance.
The star, who will be on the Graham Norton Show on Friday night to promote her new book titled The T**t Files , recently opened up about people judging her weight in an interview.
She shared her love for her former 'bigger' self and said lots of people have rudely commented on how she previously looked.
Earlier this month, Dawn told The Times: "I have never rejected the bigger woman I have been. Lots of people do it and say, 'Oh, you look so much better - now you look well'. And I think, 'F*** off! Don't judge that other person who I loved'."
The 66-year-old also stuck up for her friend Alison Moyet who has previously also been "reduced to descriptions of her physicality" too.
"She's this giant talent, why reduce her to that? I'm not taking any s*** from anyone about any of it," Dawn added.
In 2014, the Absolutely Fabulous star revealed her weight loss transformation during a show in Sheffield.
She explained: "I became quite ill about three years ago, with all kinds of hell kicking off in here, where I keep my lady plumbing."
Doctors warned the star she would have to lose weight in order to have the life-saving operation with minimal recovery time, pushing her to take up walking and begin counting her calories.
She continued: "I eventually went to hospital, and my doc was so convinced I had uterine cancer, that he ordered a second biopsy to be sure, when the first