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Michelle McManus: Eight Stone Later

At only 5 foot 2 inch and weighing in at a frightening 20 stone,
Michelle McManus was not your average pop star. Yet since
winning the ITV hit talent show Pop Idol in 2003, the 24-year-old
Glaswegian defied critics and piled on a further 3 stone.

At the end of 2004, Michelle decided enough was enough and
agreed to subject her eating habits to You Are What to Eat
analysis through the show’s tough-but-fair presenter Gillian
McKeith, and overhaul her entire approach to food – and booze.

This is the no-holds-barred diary of her year, by turns moving,
shocking and full of the fun, feisty, straight talk for which she is
famous, as well as featuring exclusive meal and exercise plans,
so you can adopt her healthy living approach at home. It is an
inspiration to women everywhere.

PUB DATE: 09.12.2005, £9.99

In You Are What You Eat: Michelle’s Diary, Michelle answers all the questions we would love to ask, but would probably never dare:


What made her decide to lose weight?
How did she feel when the images of her at her largest in a swimsuit were all over the press?
How has her improved fitness improved her life?
How difficult has it been to stick to the plan?
Has she had more attention from men since losing weight?
How hard has it been to convince people that she is not just on the plan for publicity?


The first programme was the highest-rated You Are What You Eat episode ever, with 4.6 million
people tuning in (a 23% share). Now, having shed nearly half her body weight, Michelle is back on
Channel 4 with a Christmas You Are What You Eat update on 13 December 2005.


Specification: ISBN 1-84317-192-9 • 216 x 135mm • 224pp + 16pp colour plates • PB