Emmerdale‘s Laura Norton has been open about her weight loss success over the past few years, having dropped a healthy 3st with her new healthier lifestyle. But what did she do to succeed?

Laura made some huge lifestyle changes that helped her shed the pounds.

She previously stated that moving away from city life stopped her from over-eating.

The actress had been living in Leeds city centre but noticed she had stated to gain weight through her sociable lifestyle.

Eating and drinking in restaurants regularly can impact a person’s weight quite considerably.

According to data from the USDA, doing this a few times per week “can lead to weight gain and obesity”.

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After giving up the fizzy drink, she said she felt “lucky to still have a tooth in her head”.

She added: “It was so much caffeine, so much sugar, so bad for your teeth.”

But she still allows herself some guilty pleasures, previously admitted she can’t resist Cadbury’s Dairy Milk buttons.

“Giant chocolate buttons. If there’s a bag of them in the fridge, I can never have just one.” she said.

Having appeared on the ITV soap since 2012, Laura also revealed that her character motivated her to lose weight.

Speaking about Kerry’s revealing outfits on the show, she said: “I was in skimpy outfits all the time on telly, and the camera also adds weight to you, so I thought I’d do something.

“I started to do a bit of exercise, which I hadn’t done for years,” she said.

“You get a bit older and weight is harder to lose.”

Source: Daily Express | Diet