She's certainly lost a significant amount of weight since the beginning of the year – something she attributes to being busy and the death of her father-in-law.
And while she's previously expressed her annoyance at the 'body-shamers' who declare her too thin, it's clear that some fans remain worried about Cheryl Fernandez Versini's appearance.
Tonight, The X Factor judge was launching her third fragrance, StormFlower Noir, at Aqua in London.
For the occasion, the 32-year-old wore an elegant Narciso Rodriguez black jumpsuit (priced at €2,950) which she accessorised with an OTT gold collar.
However, numerous commentators declared that her choice of outfit merely accentuated her incredibly slim physique.
"Have a nice and big big lunch!!" said one alongside a picture that Cheryl shared this evening on Instagram.
"You look so skinny," said another bluntly. "U are amazing but very skinny," declared a further individual, while one account holder stated: "You Need to eat some food baby girl too slim… beautiful pic tho."
Recently, the singer told the Daily Mirror: "No, I’m not anorexic. I work 12 to 14 hours a day. I don’t even have time at the moment to exercise – and I don’t need to either."
She had previously taken to her social media accounts to angrily declare: "I am so sick and tired of it being OK to call somebody too thin or a bag of bones.
"I would never dream of calling somebody too fat and that they should maybe cut down on their food intake?
So once again it’s Monday – the ultimate day of good intentions and solid aspirations to change for the better.
But it you feel like you need a serious kick up the bum when it comes to your diet (especially if your weekend meals consisted of chipper, Eddies, pizza and noodles), there are a few simple steps that can make a real difference.
For one, it’s time to stock up on the following:
Fillet steak: Good quality beef – of which this country is awash – is great for giving you a dose of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), a compound that studies have shown help to whittle your core. (PS for the more adventurous, kangaroo meat is also high in CLA).
Coconut flakes: So long as they’re unsweetened (check the label) they're loaded with medium-chain triglycerides that are burned as energy rather than stored like other fats. Hurrah!
Spinach: Studies have shown that a spinach-packed juice every morning can really help you shed weight. The reason? Thylakoids – which are found in abundance in leafy greens such as spinach. They help you to keep you full AND burn fat. Double-win.
Barley: Great for when you need a carb-hit but want to stay away from an entire loaf of Brennan’s batch bread. Barley just doesn’t get the praise it deserves, in fact. Stick it in a soup or casserole, or cook it on its own as an alternative to rice.
Cherries: We all know that staying up late is bad news for your waist-line – so get a really good night’s sleep by snacking on cherries. They’re a natural source of the sleep hormone melatonin – something which helps to regulate your hunger.
And if you're looking to lose weight fast, don’t forget about these gems either:
Yogurt
Tomato
Balsamic vinegar
Honey
Almond butter
Cinnamon
Garlic
Lime
Coriander
Dark chocolate
PLUS! Two easy-peasy sweet treats to try…
Crunchy energy bites
Mix together 3 tbsp honey, 175g uncooked barley, 50g chopped cherries, 4 tbsp almond butter, and 1/2 tsp of cinnamon.
Roll into eight circles (like a biscuit), and place on parchment paper.
Then refrigerate for at least 20 minutes, before serving.
Keep in a lunch box until you want more.
Chocolate-covered cherries
Break 30g of good-quality dark chocolate into a heatproof bowl.
Microwave for 15seconds before removing and stirring. Pop back in for ten seconds if required, and repeat until the chocolate is melted and smooth.
Then dip four/six whole cherries in the chocolate to coat.
Place on a plate and sprinkle with one generous tsp of coconut flakes.
The reality TV star has been refreshingly open about her on-going battles with the bathroom scales.
Indeed, at the beginning of this year, Lauren Goodger was photographed wearing an orange bikini on a beach in Egypt. The resulting shots showed that the 28-year-old had gained a considerable amount of weight.
Writing in her New! magazine column shortly afterwards, she admitted: "I’m too upset and embarrassed to look at those photos of me in a bikini taken on holiday in Egypt.
"They make me feel humiliated – they’re horrendous."
She also revealed her weight: "I’m 12st 9lbs and the heaviest I’ve ever been, but I’ve been distracting myself with other things so I don’t have to think about it."
Still, it seems that they provided the motivation she needed to get in shape.
This evening, just six months after those pictures were released, Lauren took to Instagram to share her outfit for the evening – and in the process she truly wowed her fans.
Donning a khaki-coloured playsuit, she also wore knee-high sandals from The Secret Runway.
Her slim, tanned legs were on full display; as was her tiny waist.
And the online reaction was seriously impressed.
"Looking good girl well done," said one Instagram user. "Keep it up don't lose to much though," they added.
"Best you've ever looked," remarked another. "How amazing does she look here?" asked a further user.
Another person was more playful, however. Tagging a friend, they laughed: "This could have been us if we stuck to our diet 6 months ago lol x"
After an online spat with her former fiance, Mark Wright, Ms Goodger confirmed last week that she had rekindled her romance with ex boyfriend, Jake McLean.
All day long on social media we are bombarded with frustratingly gorgeous fitspiration posts.
With picture after picture of perfect people with perfect six-packs – we're regularly led to believe that by "following these 27 easy steps" we too can be of a similar physique.
And key to this trend is the requisite before and after pictures.
However, now one fitness professional has written a blog post on how these pictures can be extremely deceiving and why we shouldn’t always believe exactly what we see.
Sophie Kay, a qualified personal trainer from London, explained: “As a personal trainer and a fitness blogger I can see a lot of pressure in the industry to look and act a certain way which can be rather stressful and damaging for some people.”
She even posted a before and after picture that was taken just three minutes apart to demonstrate the tricks of the trade.
“All I did in the 3 minutes between the two photos was to turn off the overhead light, put on underwear that fit better, twist my body slightly to the side to show off my best angle, flex and, of course, add a filter. So don’t pay much attention to those ‘before and after’ shots!”
This isn’t the first time someone has shown us how these pictures can sometimes be false. Melanie from MelVFitness posted a similar picture last year.
In the image she posed in her bathroom with poor lighting and bad posture. She then changed her bikini bottoms, put on some tan, changed the lighting and put some make up on to show how these after pictures can all be enhanced to look a lot better.
At this time of year, after finally shaking off the remnants of winter doom-and-gloom, plenty of us are taking a cold, hard look at our diets.
But following recipes, counting calories, eliminating sugar, or replacing meals is tedious – not to mention tough to stick with.
Now research from the US suggests that one simple tweak could result in weight-loss that lasts.
It is being reported that high-fibre diets provide heaps of health benefits while being largely easy-to-follow.
Indeed, people who only added more fibre to their otherwise normal diet were able to lose weight, lower their blood pressure and reduce blood sugar levels. Hurrah!
And although they didn't lose quite as much weight as people following more complex diets, the researchers contend that their findings are encouraging for those who might be overwhelmed by the likes of paleo, Dukan, Atkins, or 5:2.
"For people who find it difficult to follow complex dietary recommendations, a simple-to-follow diet with just one message – increase your fiber intake – may be the way to go," said study author Dr Yunsheng Ma of the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
The study involved 240 adults who were at risk for developing type 2 diabetes. Researchers asked them to change their diets for one year.
"High-fibre foods are rich in vitamins and other essential nutrients," Dr Ma also highlighted.
The results show that "one small step can have a big impact in your battle with the bathroom scale," said Joan Salge Blake, a clinical associate professor at Boston University.
"If you want to focus on one thing you can do in 2015 to help you lose weight, it might be increasing your fibre from whole grains, fruits and vegetables."
High-fibre foods, such as fruit and vegetables, as full of water as well as fibre – meaning they fill you up quickly.
Alternative sources include beans, wholegrain and wholemeal rice and bread, pulses, nuts, baked potato with the skin left on, dried fruit, bran-based cereal, and porridge.
Most people in Ireland don't eat enough fibre: the RDA varies between 18g and 30g a day, depending on your age and gender.
Foods that contain 6 per cent fibre or more are considered to be high fibre foods, while those containing at least 3 per cent fibre are considered to be a good source of fibre.
Just days ago, she couldn't resist gushing about her new beau – but apparently in return Sebastian Marc Graham has been mocking Gemma Collins online.
Shockingly, the millionaire has reportedly been liking numerous Facebook posts which poke fun at Gemma’s appearance and weight.
To add insult to injury, earlier this week the Towie star was comparing her relationship with Sebastian with that of David and Victoria Beckham.
She gushed: "Right now, Seb is David and I'm Victoria. We might even end up having four beautiful kids.
"I am the VB of Marbella now. I've been wearing my own designs every day.”
However, it is being alleged that Sebastian has been liking posts that discuss Gemma’s weight in a less-than-flattering fashion.
He supposedly liked a comment left on a photo of the two which read: "WHAT is this? Please tell me that alcohol was involved, otherwise I simply don’t understand."
Another cruel comment read: "Make sure not to put any butter on yourself… otherwise she might deep fry you and eat you for breakfast."
They were spotted kissing at an event earlier this week, and the couple have only begun seeing each other recently. Still considering that just yesterday she posted a happy snap of the pair on her Twitter page, Gemma doesn't seem overly upset by the revelations.
And certainly she is staying positive.
Her rep confirmed to The Mirror: "Gemma has no doubt that this comment was intended in a positive and playful context as a woman who isn’t ashamed to be seen eating like others are – and that Seb saw it as that too.
“She continues to enjoy Seb’s company.”
Earlier this year, the 34-year-old reality TV star dropped four dress sizes as a result of hypnotherapy.
She told Now! magazine in April: "I've gone from a size 22 to an 18. I had a bit of 3D lipo and saw a hypnotist called Robert Hisee, who put a hypno-gastric band in me. Now I have four mouthfuls of food and I can't eat any more. I feel like I can't breathe I'm so full."
Gemma has stated previously that her ultimate goal is to be a size 14.
It’s the diet fad that refuses to go away: juicing. Yes, despite the fact that it’s more-or-less starvation otherwise-sane folk are opting to juice away their lumps and bumps via three-, five-, or even (gulp!) seven-day programmes.
Wheatgrass, kale, spinach, lime, celery, cucumber, beetroot, and carrot are for the more ambitious juicers – novices opt to integrate apple, kiwi, orange, berries, and grapefruits in a bid to make their concoctions more palatable.
Nicole Richie says she's a big fan of juice
Most plans recommend a course of four juices over the course of the day. Water and herbal teas are permitted to keep those (many) hunger pangs at bay, but caffeine, alcohol, and – more importantly – food is out. Still, advocates swear you can shed up to a stone in five days.
Some opt to go it alone, whizzing up ingredients freshly themselves. Others feel they need expert intervention, having the juices delivered to their door at a cost of at least €80.
Kathryn Thomas, Julianne Moore, and Millie Mackintosh are just some of the names who have given juice a go. Nicole Richie is another fan, admitting “I am what you can call a juice fanatic. I always carry around a green juice. They provide lots of energy when I’m running around.”
Gwyneth Paltrow is more cautious, however. Writing for the Telegraph, she commented: "I've done juice cleanses in the past, and in my 20s I did the Master Cleanse, which left me hallucinating after 10 days," adding: "Be aware: a juice detox can crash your metabolism and lead to future weight gain."
Here, we take a cold hard look at the pros and cons of juice diets:
Good: Stick with it and the plans are a great way to kick-start a general healthy-eating plan and crack bad dietary habits. Your stomach will shrink and you’ll subsequently be satisfied on less food.
Bad: Mid-way through day two you’ll be sorely tempted to dive head first into the biscuit tin while simultaneously ringing the chipper for an emergency delivery.
Good: If you don’t regularly integrate fruits and vegetables into your diet, juicing is a great way to make sure you’re hitting your vitamin and mineral targets
Bad: Most Irish people don’t eat enough fibre as it is – and by blending your ingredients into a juice, you’re removing pretty much all the fibre present in the first place.
Good: If you’re panicking because you don’t fit into your wedding dress a week before your Big Day, juicing could well solve that problem for you.
Bad: Unless you’re committed to overhauling your diet long-term, you’ll quickly put back on any weight lost via juicing very quickly.
Gwyneth Paltrow has warned that juicing can lead to weight-gain
Good: Some people claim that once ketosis – where your body begins to break down stored fats – kicks in around day three you’ll no longer be hungry.
Bad: You’ll be miserable for most of the diet. Every tiny morsel of food will seem almost impossibly tempting; every waft of freshly-baked bread or hint of sausages grilling on a barbecue will send you insane.
Good: You’ll free up time ordinarily spent preparing and eating meals, allowing you to read the book you never finished, catch up on much-needed sleep, or watch a box set.
Bad: You’ll become a social recluse. You won’t be able to meet friends for a drink, lunch, brunch or dinner. Being around food while you sip water would probably prove too much, but you won’t have the energy or concentration span to bother anyway.
The "how thin is too thin?" debate has been raging in the fashion industry for many years, but now it looks like one of the style capitals of the world is finally taking a move in the right direction.
A new law has been proposed in France to ban models from the catwalks if they are deemed to be unhealthily thin. The new legislation, proposed yesterday, would require modelling agencies to get medical certificates for each model proving their BMI is over 18.
Regular weight checks would also be required.
BMI, or Body Mass Index, gives an idea of a person's body fat based on their weight and height. A healthy BMI is deemed to be anywhere between 18.5 and 24.9, with anything under that considered underweight and anything over that considered overweight.
For a standard 5' 8" model, any weight below 119 lbs (8.5 stone) would be considered underweight and would be banned from modelling in France under the proposed rules.
The news comes just weeks after the Danish magazine Cover came under fire for using an extremely thin model in one of their photo shoots – something the magazine's publisher has since apologised for.
Dr. Olivier Veran, the French lawmaker who wants to introduce the new measures, says that there is a worrying trend of modelling agencies encouraging models to be as thin as possible. "We want to combat the idea that an agency could urge a model to stop eating; for example eating cotton balls to lose their appetite, to always lose more weight," he said.
"We have had chief editors of prestigious magazines tell us that more and more often, they are obliged to use Photoshop, not to make the models look slimmer," he said, "but to erase the tracks of bones under the skin, to make them look bigger."
France is not the first country to consider bringing in such measures – Spain, Italy and Israel already have similar laws in place.
Giuliana Rancic has had her fair share of the public’s opinion on her weight – and it seems she has had enough.
The mum-of-one’s weight has always sparked concern with fans of E! News and Fashion Police, but Giuliana has always maintained there is no issue. The TV presenter announced in 2011 that she had undergone a double mastectomy following a diagnosis and treatment for early-stage breast cancer.
Her appearance on the Grammy Awards red carpet back in February caused concern among fans on Twitter.
Now, it seems the Fashion Police co-host feels things have gone too far, after an online commenter suggested she didn’t want to carry a baby because she would put on weight:
“I read a comment on some article, ‘She doesn’t want to carry a baby … because she doesn’t want to get fat.’ I’m like, how disgusting is that? How about I’m on medication that prevents me? It’s just awful. I actually feel bad for that person. You logged into your account and sat down to say something nasty? That’s a problem – yours, not mine.”
Giuliana and her husband Bill welcomed their son, Duke who was born via surrogate in 2012.
We can’t say we blame Giuliana for being angry with awful comments like that.
Kim Kardashian knows how to rock her curves, but she seemed to be throwing some shade at her current appearance in a recent Instagram post.
The reality star shared a throwback picture of herself and Kourtney at the Emmys back in 2009, and was quick to note that she had gained some weight since then.
Kim captioned the picture, "Since it's award season I will do my #TBT to the time Kourtney and I went to the Emmys. She was pregnant and I was about 15 to 20 pounds thinner."
Given that it's been almost six years since that picture was taken, during which time Kim kas given birth to the adorable North, it's understandable that she would have gained some weight. We hope she realises she looks just as fab now as she did then… plus she's ditched the hoop earrings on the red carpet which is always a bonus!
Fans shared their reassurance in the comments, with one saying, "Everyone changes body wise u look beautiful just the way u r," and another noting, "Yeah but now you have a child." True!
Kim has always been open about her health and fitness journey, and shortly after North's birth she revealed she had gone on an extreme liquid diet combined with an "intense" gym routine after ranting on Twitter about her "huge hips and butt."
We're glad to see a celebrity being honest about their body image issues, but we hope Kim realises that her curves are gorgeous!
E! host Giuliana Rancic has always had a slender frame, but her appearance at last night's Golden Globes caused shock among some viewers.
The star presented the red carpet coverage in a strapless cocktail dress which showed her alarmingly thin arms and jutting collarbones.
The 40-year-old's weight has often been commented on, but many noted that she looked frailer than usual last night. Viewers took to Twitter to express their concern, commenting that the presenter looked "scarily thin" and "skeletal":
Giuliana has spoken out against the criticism of her weight before, saying her thin frame is not due to disordered eating. "I know the truth," she said in an interview in 2013.
"I know that I eat a lot and I take walks and I have a faster metabolism… Life is to be enjoyed, not to be spent in the gym every day and not to be counting your calories."
What do you think of the presenter's current appearance?
We spend Christmas eating our body weight in chocolate and January trying to lose it, and just like the rest of us, former TOWIE star Lauren Goodger is looking at 2015 as the year to finally beat the bulge.
The reality star has been struggling with her weight for years and after trying a number of diets, she has revealed that she is going to give up alcohol to give her the best chance at reaching her desired weight.
According to Closer, a source said: "Lauren has found it hard to stick to a strict diet and exercise regime lately. She's vowed that she can't let another year slip by without getting back into shape. Lauren knows that too much alcohol just causes her to put on weight and is even considering attending bootcamp to finally rid herself of the weight. "
Apparently the 28-year-old is also looking towards hypnotherapy, something that she has tried previously, to shed those stubborn pounds. "She'll do what it takes to get back into shape in 2015."
While we think the reality star looks gorgeous, giving up the booze is definitely the best way to a healthier new year.
