The glam reality TV star has been in the press today saying that she was “obsessed” with her size last year – she talked to STV about the infamous “no carbs before Marbs” diet.
Maria appeared in STV’s online series Ma Way last month, and talked about “no carbs before Marbs”, which became a The Only Way is Essex catchphrase when the show’s stars ditched any carbohydrates in the run-up to a sun-soaked holiday in Marbella.
So did it all go according to plan? As you can see in the video above, Maria told our showbiz reporter Laura Boyd: “No carbs, no veg, no sugar, no salt, no fat.
“Chicken, prawns, eggs, low-fat cottage cheese, diet coke, tea with no skimmed milk, no sugar, and water.”
Was the extreme diet fun? Maria shook her head, though added: “It was fun on the beach, like ‘Yeah, look at how skinny I am!’ But you go to Marbella, you have one thing and it all goes back on! It’s not good.”
The star has this month confessed to Closer magazine about her eating habits around that period: “I’m not saying I had an eating disorder, but I was definitely obsessed with my size. The more people told me I’d lost weight, the more I carried on.”
Thankfully Maria is feeling way more confident nowadays, with St Johnstone footballer boyfriend Lee Croft constantly telling her how confident she looks – and we also think she looks fab!
And as it that isn’t enough, it looks like the Perth-based pair might be looking to start a family soon. Maria admitted: “We talk about having a family a lot – and I know that when you’re too skinny it’s hard to fall pregnant.”
