she does suit having lost a lot of her bulk but don't you think she also looks a bit haggard and older looking than she actually is???? 

She does look slightly older but she looks 100% better than she did before the weight lose.

body looks better, face suffered. I think she looked better in the face before if im honest.

I think she looks fabulous, and reading the article, she feels fabulous and her self confidence shines through it. 

Bloody brilliant I say

I think she looks great, good on her.

That's what I was trying to say Gypsie but you've said it better 

I've not read the article - did she lose it naturally or did she have a gastric band???  Not that I'm slating her if she did have one - any method that gets rid of heavy bulk like hers is good in my book   I'm just curious cos she seems to have lost it very very quickly.

I think it was one of those meal replacement thingies - but I could be wrong.

Lighter Life ... she's lost 7 stone in 8 months.

ooo that's the extreme 500 calories a day and to lose all that in 8 months   good on her for losing it then cos that must have been so difficult 

I really like her....Watching her on Family Fortunes now.....Good on her for losing the weight, but has she got false teeth? They don't seem to fit anymore???

The woman who plays Leanne Battersby has lost a lot of weight - and I think her teeth look far too big for her face now - just like false teeth

I'm not sure at all tbh.. 

I dunno if its worth the cost (the dieting, the maintaining...   and the looking way way older!) 

She looks great 

I agree....the body looks young(er) but her head looks like its an old woman that has been photo-shopped onto it

And i just showed the pic to my daughter who said 'she looks wrong'

How old is she anyway ? Must be late 50,s?

Shes 52

Oops, took her for older. I think losing the weight so fast has taken its toll on her neck. She does look good tho, perhaps a different outfit wouldve been more flattering ...........

I lost loads and it took it's toll on my neck and I aged ...saying that I'd rather be slimmer and fitter than look younger. If she's happy and healthier good for her

Yes indeed ! I bet she is very chuffed with herself , and good for you too x

Too true blue

Thanks Slylark 

Rexi matey  

Sorry Erin...back to Pauline 

Watched a interview with her the other week and she said the final straw was asking for an extension belt on a plane....  

New lease of life: Pauline Quirke has never felt healthier since losing more than seven stone, left

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/fem...t.html#ixzz1WGGS8VE4

A lot to lose in a very short time.

Possibly Gastric band or similar, and her face was much better beforehand. Hope she feels better for it saying that. 

I'm sure that medically she is in better condition now that she's lost all the weight.  Whether or not she looks better is debatable.

She looks a bit scrawny. I think people have a weight just for them. If that means they are a wee bit over weight, than so be it. My daughter is a size 12 and looks fabulous. 2 years ago she went onto a very strict diet and looked dreadful.

Who was it said there comes a time when a woman has to choose between her face and her body? Me - face looks OK, god forbid anyone should see me nekkid from the neck down. 

She's still nearly 12 stone Col and already had to have one hip replacement due to her weight, I think for health reasons alone she did the right thing  

I guess it's just the shock of seeing her like that - her weight loss has been dramatic and that's not normally recommended.  This usually has the side effect of making you age but if it's for health reasons I can understand why she did it 

Gosh... well done her

My Ex mother in law lost loads of weight a couple of years ago and the first thing daughter said was how old she looked, she's put most of it back on now

re some of the comments above - the woman who plays Leanne Battersby has always been very slim - cant imagine why she would need to lose any wgt what so ever

re the comment on gastric band - this is not a quick fix or a rapid wgt loss method - you have sadly been very mis informed

re the comments in general re P Quirkes wgt loss - what will be more interesting is seeing how she manages to maintain and keep the wgt of - losing it is the easy part - keeping if off is an entirely diff ball game - well done to her on losing so much wgt and I for one think she looks fab - though as is often the case - she has gained a turkey neck along the way - she probs would have done so whether she had lost the wgt more slowly in my opinion and experience - hope she is enjoying all the benefits of being slimmer and reaping the rewards from a health point of view 

i have lost weight , went from size 20 to 14 ( yeah me )  but my belly never caught up  just protudes lol must admit if i could afford surgery ........ i would 

well done you 

a thanks , was dying to tell someone  ............... a few customers at work asked me if i had botox  they  knew something was different lol

I think she looks great apart from the bad makeup and the low neckline..I hope she keeps it up unlike that one who played Sonia from EE..one minute she was happy being large, then she'd lose it and say now she's happy being small, a few cakes down the road and she's happier being large..does my head in that one....

i would like to know how to get in porportion ? i have no arse !!!!!!! legs and arms like sticks and ma belly looks 9month preggy  getting clothes to fit is a nightmare ,,,,,,,,,,, and i confess my neck is starting to get a bit turkiesh

I think I`m due you one of these sandra.   

Well done on your diet hen.