Honey G shows off huge weight loss and new hair extensions five years after X Factor
X Factor star Honey G showed off her huge weight loss and new hair extensions five years after appearing on the show. The 40-year-old looked unrecognisable in her latest social media posts after shedding two stone. Honey G – whose real name is Anna Gilford – took to social media to tell her fans that she […]
X Factor star Honey G showed off her huge weight loss and new hair extensions five years after appearing on the show.
The 40-year-old looked unrecognisable in her latest social media posts after shedding two stone.
Honey G – whose real name is Anna Gilford – took to social media to tell her fans that she had teamed up with The Mental Health Foundation to create awareness.
She shared a snap of her looking slimmer wearing cycling gear on a recent mountain trip to the Lake District.
She wrote: “I’ve teamed up with The Mental Health Foundation to create awareness around preventing mental health problems by driving change towards a mentally healthy society for all.
“The Mental Health Foundation is the home of mental health awareness week which starts today until 16th May.
“Bringing nature into your daily life can make a difference to your mental health, helping you to reduce stress and increase feelings of positivity.”
The TV star urged her fans to embrace nature by enjoying the simple pleasures in life.
She added: “Get involved by sharing a post, image or video with family and friends and across your social networks – of something in nature which has boosted your mood.
“It can be anything: a houseplant, the flowers in a neighbours window, the sound of birdsong… anything you make a connection with.
“I have posted a photo of me on a mountain in my recent trip to the Lake District (after lockdown restrictions were lifted). The view of the mountains is stunning, I hope you like it.”
The star recently revealed that she has shed the weight thanks to an intense exercise regime of running, triathlons and yoga.
The rapper says the weight loss has given her confidence to start dating again.
“The weight loss has definitely given me the confidence to put myself out there,” she told the Daily Star.
“I’ve always had a bit of a complex about my weight and now I can shop in the likes of Topshop and Miss Selfridge.
“I used to be Size 16 to 18 but I recently bought a pair of size 12 trousers which feels so good.
“The weight loss is making me feel better about myself and it’s nice to wear something more revealing and sexy and know I can strut my thing.”
Now that Honey G has her mojo back she’s been back on the dating scene, she said: “I have been dating during lockdown but I’ve not quite found what I’m looking for at the moment.
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“I am of course looking for a woman who is attractive but also someone that I can have intelligent conversation with and share my sporting interests with too.”
Honey G – who appeared on The X Factor in 2016 – is running between 18 and 20km every week and has also bought herself a spinning bike to get in some extra workouts at home.
But she admitted it wasn’t until she tried on her triathon tri-suit that she noticed how much weight she’d lost.
“Now I have noticed that by doing these events has helped me lose weight, I want to carry on,” she added.