Ola and James Jordan have revealed they were told to lose weight if they wanted to have another baby after being labeled ‘obese’.
The ex-Strictly pros, who have daughter Ella, two, made the confession while performing in Lorraine on Tuesday after getting back in shape and flaunting their combined weight loss of 6.5 stone.
Ola, 40, admitted she was “huge” and “needed a wake-up call” after “hiding a lot” and recalled avoiding a party because she didn’t want to dress herself.
“We needed a wake-up call!” Ola and James Jordan have revealed they were told to lose weight if they wanted to have another baby after being ruled “obese.”
James, 44, told the host: “Ella is an IVF baby and we have been told that we are in the obese category.
“Ola is 5’6″ and almost 12, so we were in the obese category and we were told if we want another baby we need to lose weight.”
His wife added: “It was huge and I was huge! I needed a wake up call and hid a lot and didn’t take photos with Ella on vacation.
“There was a party, I didn’t want to get dressed and James left without me and I sat on the sofa with a glass of wine and posted it. I wasn’t myself, it was really hard.’
‘Unflattering’: Ola previously admitted she was ‘appalled’ and ‘disappointed’ with what she perceives to be her ‘mother body’ after sharing an unflattering vacation photo in July
Ola continued: “We used to go to the gym together but now we have a baby and she is so needed. We lost it while dancing in our kitchen, and Ella says, “Mom, look, I can do that too.” I wanted to get into my old catsuit.’
James chimed in: “Ola has lost all that weight and doesn’t need to buy a new wardrobe.
“I couldn’t tie my own shoelaces. I had to sit down. My stomach got in the way. I was in a bad place when my father died. Even with the lockdown, you either went in one direction or the other.”
Ola recently showed off her stunning 3.5x weight loss by slipping back into her favorite catsuit – after thinking she’d never fit back in.
Candid: The ex-Strictly pros – who already share daughter Ella, two, – made the confession while performing in Lorraine on Tuesday after flaunting a combined 6.5 weight loss
Wow! James said: “I couldn’t tie my own shoelaces. I had to sit down. My stomach got in the way’
The TV personality, who took to Instagram on Monday, uploaded a video at the start of her transformation journey, telling fans about her hopes of one day rekindling her.
After five months of hard work, Ola was delighted when she slipped back into the daring number, which plunged to her navel.
Kicking off her fitness journey, she said, “So I sorted through my closets and look what I found, my catsuit. One of my favorite catsuits.
“I mean, I wouldn’t fit in now. It’s like half my body can fit in it, but maybe one day…’
‘I’m back!’ Ola recently showed off her stunning 3.5x weight loss by slipping back into her favorite catsuit – after thinking she’d never fit back in
The video then jumps ahead five months to show the professional dancer showing off her toned figure as she went braless in the sheer, glittery catsuit.
She said: ‘Yes, I’m back in my catsuit!’.
Ola captioned the video: “So glad I kept this in the back of my closet! My classic catsuit.
“Over the summer I dug it up as motivation to keep going when we both decided we needed to get our butts up and make a change. But I didn’t think I could ever get in there again!
Before and after: It comes after Ola showed off her slimmer physique as she slipped back into the green bikini on Friday, five months after this “unflattering” holiday snap from husband James
“Maybe you have something in your closet that you’d like to get back into? Tell me what – maybe your wedding dress?! It’s a great way to keep you focused once you’ve decided this is the year to get fit and healthy.
The husband and wife couple have now released their Dance Shred program, a 12-week format that includes a diet plan and fun cardio dance routines.
Ola said she used to weigh 8 and now 11½. weighs in while former dancer James came in at 5th and weighs in at 16th.
Ola told Web: “I feel like I’ve lost a whole person.
“Size 14 was my largest. I’m also quite small so a size 14 isn’t big for some people and that’s the problem with weight and sizes because some people say a 14 isn’t big. But being 5ft 3 and a size 14 is tall.
“I’m a size eight now. I missed my old self. There’s nothing wrong with admitting it.
“People now preach body positivity and they accept it, but I really missed the old me and it wasn’t just my body but dancing and everything else. Health is important to me and I want to stay healthy for as long as possible.”
Unbelievable: The former Strictly Come Dancing pro got back in shape with husband James and they flaunted their combined weight loss of 6.5 stone