Christine Anu's weight crisis: No more dieting!

Christine opens up about her weight loss struggles in this week's New Idea, on sale now.

Christine Anu woke up, looked in the mirror and didn’t like the image that confronted her.

In a panic, she called her manager Jason Williamson, and wailed: "I can’t believe it! I’m the woman who lost all that weight – and I’ve put it all back on again!"

It’s more than a year since the soul diva celebrated an amazing body transformation that saw her lose 40kg and drop five dress sizes, slashing her waistline by 23.5cm.

Today, having regained those curves, a more realistic Christine is singing a different song.

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At 44, she wants to encourage other women to lead a healthier lifestyle – and not keep hopping on and off the yoyo diet treadmill the way she always has.

"I’m back up to a size 16, but I have no idea what I weigh at the moment," she candidly admits.

"I hate looking at those numbers on the scales. I won’t let them define how I feel that day.

"I’m a mature woman with two kids and I’m never going to look the way I did when I was a dancer in my teens and 20s. Now I’ve come to realise that as long as I stay healthy and active, it’s OK."

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