We showed you photos of Lucy-Jo Hudson a few weeks ago, looking svelte. The ex- Coronation Street actress has faced some criticism for recent weight lossbut we think she looks fantastic. Now the actress has said that it is her new shorter hair that makes her look thinner.

Lucy-Jo lost weight for her wedding two years ago and is a healthy size 8. She married the actor who plays Tyrone Dobbs in the soap.

Hudson was a size 14 before losing weight and she has spoken about the furore about her weight loss in Closer magazine this month:

‘It’s all a bit strange, really. I’ve been this weight – about 8st – since my wedding in June 2009, but I’ve had a lot of attention in the past few weeks.

‘I think it’s something to do with the pixie-style haircut I’ve had – it makes me look slimmer.’

‘I was 18 when I joined Corrie and during my first year I put on a lot of weight.

‘I was a size 14 and weighed 10st after a couple of years on the show, which was heavy for me because I’m petite. I felt really unfit and wasn’t happy with the way I looked.’

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