Reality TV star Chanelle demonstrates dramatic weight loss by posing next to a cardboard cut-out of her former larger self at London photocall

She piled on more than three stone in weight last year.

And now Chanelle Hayes has demonstrated just how much she has managed to shed by posing next to a cardboard cut-out of her larger former self.

The former Big Brother star, who has slimmed down from a size 16 to a size eight, showcased her trim and toned body in the new images at a photocall for slimming plan TrimSecrets in London.

Quite a change: Chanelle Hayes demonstrated her serious weight loss by posing next to a cardboard cut-out of her larger former self

Bikini body: The former Big Brother star, who has slimmed down from a size 16 to a size eight, showcased her trim and toned body in the new images at a photocall for slimming plan TrimSecrets in London

Chanelle - who said in February she wanted to lose three and a half stone - looked stunning in a two-piece deep pink and black bikini in the pictures which showed off her sublime new physique to great effect.

The star also added a black kaftan to her look to cover up her arms while posing next to the figure, a picture of her wearing a two-piece bikini during her larger days.

Chanelle has previously said that the image was one of the ones which convinced her she needed to do something about her body.