Shaughna Phillips has addressed claims she's used Ozempic to slim down, after stunning fans with her six-stone weight loss.
The former Love Island star, 30, embarked on a health and fitness transformation before launching her own nutrition website Shaughna's Shred-It Plan.
After unveiling her impressive weight loss, Shaughna was hit by accusations that she used the drug Ozempic, which was previously used to treat diabetes but in recent years has been used by stars as an appetite suppressant.
But the star has hit back at the claims, telling The Mirror: 'I love food way too much.'
She went onto add: 'There's a new fad every other year. It just so happens that this is the fad this time around, and after I have lost weight.
'The thing is, it just coincided with the time when I had my daughter Lucia, and I had this baby weight and everyone was commenting on it.
Shaughna Phillips has addressed claims she's used Ozempic to slim down, after stunning fans with her six-stone weight loss (pictured left after her transformation, and right before)
'Had it of been a few years prior, everyone would have been saying I had a BBL, or some magical liposuction that completely transformed how I looked.'
Shaughna went onto add that she is 'terrified' by the prospect of the side-effects of using Ozempic.
Recently, Shaughna, who had previously been told she was clinically obese, revealed just how far she has come on her journey in a before-and-after video.
In a shot from 14 months ago, Shaughna was seen posing in a bright orange bikini wearing her blonde curls loose.
She then did a little spin and, thanks to some sharp editing, the clip transitioned into the TV star displaying her new physique.
Shaughna wore a gold two-piece and looked completely different as she showcased her massive weight loss.
The mother added a caption which gave an insight into how she adjusted her diet to achieve the transformation: 'I wish it was as quick as this transition makes it look, wouldn't that be a perfect world.
'A lot of sweating, patience and a major shift in how I view food which was always my go-to pleasure and comfort.
The former Love Island star embarked on a health and fitness transformation before launching her own nutrition website Shaughna's Shred-It Plan
The snaps came after she hit back at trolls who claimed she used Ozempic as she proudly showed off her dramatic weight loss
'I still love my food - I have just learnt how to have what I want in healthy portions. So yes I'll eat ice cream - just not an entire tub.
'I deffo didn't lose 5 and a half Stone on my own though, my incredible nutritionist Jo T and trainers Keegan and Justin helped me get there over 14 months.'
The snaps came after Shaughna hit back at trolls who claimed she used weight loss jab Ozempic as she proudly showed off her dramatic weight loss.
In a detailed caption accompanying the post, the reality star hit back at critics and shared more insight into her weight loss journey.
She wrote: 'NO-zempic here guys! Just an incredible eating and exercise plan. And it didn't happen that quickly either.
'It actually took me over a year to lose 5 and a half Stone. And I did NOT do it alone - I had great help. But not from any kind of weight loss injection or pill. Sad that you can't lose weight naturally now without people saying that btw.
'So I do understand why there are comments saying that and I would never knock anyone for taking them but it's just not how I've chosen to do this. The game changer for me was the nutrition plan.
'I get to eat MORE now – I often used to go all day without eating and then eat cr@p in the evenings. Now I'm eating throughout the day.
'Also instead of doing an hour's workout and thinking that will fix my disordered eating – I just do short 12 minute workouts.'
