Alison Hammond opens up about her weight admitting 'she can't shift the pounds'
Alison revealed she would like to lose weight
TV personality Alison Hammond has opened up about her weight struggles, admitting she is 'so embarrassed by it'.
The star, who appeared on series 12 of Strictly Come Dancing in 2014 has revealed she weighs over 20 stone and struggles to shake off the pounds.
Alison has discussed how she feels it's the one thing in her life she can't achieve and has said, "When you get really big like me, you don't see any light at the end of the tunnel."
She recently attended a fitness boot camp and managed to lose 10 pounds as well as 22 inches off her body. The presenter had a gastric band fitted in 2006, however her body rejected it.
Alison, who first found fame on series three of Big Brother back in 2002, has now stated "I'd love to weigh 12 stone, that's the ideal weight for my height, I'm 5ft 9in, but if I 15 stone and around a size 14 to 16 I'd be over the moon."
It seems the mum-of-one is using former Emmerdale actress, Lisa Riley, as a source of inspiration after her phenomenal transformation in recent months.
Lisa recently revealed she was 'flying high on life' after going from a size 30 to a 16 in just under a year, losing six stone in the process.
Lisa Riley | © @lisajanceriley Instagram
Now Alison has praised the actress saying "she's an inspiration for bigger girls".
Alison isn't the only celebrity keen to get fit this year. Just last week former Steps singer, Claire Richards, showed off her incredible weight loss on Instagram.
The singer has struggled with her weight in recent years, fluctuating between a size 20 and a size 8 and now she has admitted her yo-yo dieting style has caused her fertility problems.
Claire believes she won’t be able to get pregnant naturally due to the strain she has put on her body over the last 13 years and admitted ‘it’s taken its toll’.