Danielle Lloyd says she put on a stone over the stress of a terrifying robbery at her home and the heartache of her devastating miscarriage.
Last year, Danielle - already mum to Ronnie, six, and Autumn, two, as well as Archie, 13 , Harry, 12 , and George, 10 - was told she would not have any more children. She emotionally revealed her hopes of having another baby are over, as doctors have urged her to have a hysterectomy.
It wasn't the only challenge she faced in 2023. The former model and reality star had been heading for a night out in October last year when she was alerted to an intruder at her home in Birmingham via her mobile phone. Danielle opened the app and looked on in shock as a gang burst through her home.
Reports claim the Celebrity SAS Star was heading for an evening out with her partner, Michael O'Neill when items including a Cartier bracelet, a bank card and a Richard Mille watch were stolen. But luckily for Danielle, her home security software also alerted the police about the break-in.
Now, Danielle is starting a new chapter in her life, focusing on a healthy diet and fitness routine to stay strong for her children and she has told OK! Magazine about the challenges she has faced - and how she has made some important lifestyle changes after putting on a stone due to the trauma.
"It was a really tough time and hard for us all to cope even the kids," she said. "My youngest lad, Ronnie, was really struggling with it and was in our bed for quite a while after that. We were watching on our phones when it happened, so the kids knew everything. We had to tell him that the bad guys had been caught and they'd gone to jail because he couldn't sleep, thinking that they were going to come back.
"After it happened I just tried to keep things as normal as possible as I wanted to protect them. But trying to focus, even to make dinner and choose the right food... I was picking and nibbling at food. I still have bacon sandwiches and eat a lot but I don't go over the top and keep within my macros I use the My Fitness Pal app to track them. I wanted to do it naturally because I feel like so many influencers and celebs are like, "Try this product."
"I'm lucky, Michael and I enjoy things like salmon and rocket, so it doesn't become a chore to eat healthily. It's important we teach the kids though their favourite is fillet steak. I feel like I definitely feel a lot more comfortable with my body now. I've always been quite a strong-minded person anyway, but November and December is a time you always overindulge."
Last summer, the model was rushed to hospital after she discovered she was bleeding in what she thought was a miscarriage. However, doctors ruled a pregnancy out and discovered cysts on her ovaries, one of which was the size of a tennis ball. She underwent a biopsy and is awaiting the results to find out if she has endometrial cancer.
Danielle anticipated she will need to undergo a hysterectomy regardless of the results. She has spoken out about her ordeal to highlight the early symptom of feeling dazed and not herself which she had dismissed in the hope that others will get themselves checked sooner.
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