Lily Allen says her recent weight loss came about after she was diagnosed with a heart murmur.
The British singer lost around 20lbs in six weeks after she found out about the murmur during a routine health check.
“I found out I had a heart murmur about three months ago. I had switched doctors and just went for a routine check-up, which is when they discovered it,” she says. “I have been asthmatic all my life, but this was really scary.”
She adds: “When they asked me how much exercise I did, I had to be honest and say hardly any.
“I make sure I work out three times a week now, and I don’t hold back. It’s a hardcore routine and I’m usually in the gym for at least an hour-and-a-half.”
“I used to love nothing more than sitting in front of the telly with two packets of Ginger Nuts and two bags of milk bottle sweets. I’d devour the lot.”
“But this heart thing has made me cut back on that kind of cr*p.”
“I was going pretty crazy back in the summer, drinking too much and partying loads. But now I don’t want to drink so much, I’ve cut back. I should also give up smoking, but haven’t quite managed that yet.”
