Arlene Phillips drops two stone after kicking her dairy habit
Posted: 10/02/2010 at 07:27pm by Rich Leigh, weight loss expert, Fat Free Fitness
66-year-old choreographer Arlene Phillips is now a petite eight stone after slimming down in the months since she was axed from Strictly Come Dancing.
Miss Phillips, who now appears as a judge on the BBC's new dancing show So You Think You Can Dance and is touring with the Strictly Come Dancing stage show, has lost more than one and a half stones with her diet overhaul.
She was spurred into action after her weight crept up to 10st 2lb, which she felt was too heavy for her 5ft 3in frame.
The mother of two said she has given up high-in-saturated-fat cheese, and carbohydrate-heavy bread and potatoes and sticks to fruit, salad, turkey and chicken.
'I've lost about a stone and a half just by cutting out calorific foods like cheese and roast potatoes,' she said.
'I'm 8st 6lb which feels just right for me - I'm not very tall - and fortunately my body seems to have sprung back.
'There's still enough flesh on me, but now I'm not carrying around any excess weight I feel far freer and more energetic.'
Miss Phillips denied speculation that her newly fresh complexion was down to a facelift.
'I'm sure I will [have cosmetic surgery at some point]. I think losing weight has made me look younger.
'I don't have Botox, I hate needles, but I use a Botox alternative you can apply yourself.
'I also have this facial once a week with a rotating instrument that pulls, stretches and tightens.
'I'm very conscious of the way I look because I'm on TV - as opposed to real life where I'm content with myself. At home, I wear flat shoes, no make-up and don't bother with my hair.' 
Arlene with So You Think You Can Dance co-judges Louise Redknapp and Nigel Lythoe.
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