The ‘Loose Women’ panelist recently explained that she “body shamed” herself into losing 17lb (1st 3lb) by taking a photograph of her stomach during lockdown. Lancaster admitted she had

piled on the pounds due to her “anxiety and fears” about coronavirus and had used food to deal with the menopause. The 49-year-old previously spoke out about the pressure to be a smaller

size while in the modelling industry and the joys of gaining weight after she had two children with Sir Rod. But in unearthed accounts, Lancaster revealed another side to her battle with

food that revolved around comments to her children.  Lancaster candidly spoke out about her difficulties with weight during an episode ‘Loose Women’, where she admitted she had put on more

In the 2017 episode of the ITV show, she said: “I'm not going to lie about it. I prefer to buy a size bigger, then I look small for the clothes.  “I don't have the motivation to go

to the gym and friends say I have a 'healthy appetite'... But I can get away with it, I've got broad shoulders and I wear the right clothes.” Despite her own fears about her

attractiveness after she gained weight, Lancaster claimed that Sir Rod, now her husband of 13 years, was extremely supportive. She recalled: “If he saw I was getting distressed, Rod would

say 'I love you just the way you are, if it's upsetting you why don't we go for a run?' "He will be helpful to make me feel better about myself.” Lancaster revealed

that her difficulties with weight likely stemmed from her childhood, when classmates used to mock her for being “tall and skinny”. She recalled: “When I was at school, I was bullied about

being tall and skinny so I used to wear three pairs of tights to make my legs look fatter. "And I used to gorge. I used to eat the packed lunch she made me, then I used to use my pocket

money for school lunch. I used to eat as much as I could so I could get fat."