Glam in green
Lisa Riley showcases dramatic weight loss at Baftas as she looks stunning in figure-loving gown
The actress has shed a staggering 12 stone and wowed fans in her emerald green dress while she beamed for photographers
LISA Riley looked sensational on the Baftas red carpet on Sunday night - after losing 12 stone in weight.
The 41-year-old wore a sophisticated emerald green velvet dress and teamed it with a gold clutch bag.
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And she couldn't keep the smile from her face as she posed for photographers.
Lisa was nominated for her part in Three Girls, which was nominated for three awards, including best mini-series.
The three-part series is on the true stories of victims of grooming and sexual abuse in Rochdale.
Lisa played the distraught mother of one of the three victims the harrowing drama, and Liv Hall - who played Lisa's daughter Ruby - was up for best supporting actress.
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In the run up to the big night, former Emmerdale star Lisa tweeted: "To ALL the nominees at tonight’s @BAFTA GOOD LUCK we are flying the flag for the most powerful drama THREE GIRLS which hit everyone so deeply.
"Made change for other girls suffering.wish my incredible Mum could be with me tonight. She will be in my shoulder all the way!!'"
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THE BAFTA 2018 WINNERS
- Leading Actress – Molly Windsor
- Leading Actor – Sean Bean (Broken)
- International – The Handmaid’s Tale
- Supporting Actor – Brian F O'Byrne (Little Boy Blue)
- Comedy Entertainment Programme - Murder in Successville
- Drama Series – Peaky Blinders
- Best News Coverage - The Rohingya Crisis (Sky News)
- Best Current Affairs - Panorama Undercover: Britain's Immigration Secrets
- Best Mini-Series - Three Girls
- Sport - The Grand National
- Best Reality and Constructed Factual - Love Island
- Supporting Actress – Vanessa Kirby (The Crown)
- Best Factual Series - Ambulance
- Best Live Event - World War One Remembered - Passchendaele
- Short-form programme - Morgana Robinson's Summer
- Best Single Drama - Murdered for Being Different
- Specialist Factual - Basquiat: Rage to Riches
- Best Scripted Comedy - This Country
- Best Features - Cruising with Jane McDonald
- Best Male Performance in a Comedy Programme - Toby Jones (Detectorists)
- Must See Moment - Blue Planet II - mother pilot whale grieves
- Best Soap and continuing drama - Casualty
- Best Single Documentary - Rio Ferdinand: Being Mum and Dad
- Entertainment Performance – Graham Norton
- Entertainment Programme – Britain's Got Talent
Lisa used to be a size 28 before dropping to a healthy size 12 and she credits "sheer hard work, diet and exercise".
She no longer drinks alcohol or eats carbs.
Lisa also previously told the Sun that she used to overcompensate for her large size by trying to be the centre of attention and making everyone laugh.
She said: "One of the best things now is I’m cast just as an actress rather than filling a brief that says fat, chubby or bubbly!"
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Lisa, who is also a Loose Women panelist, also revealed that she lost a stone in saggy skin alone.
She was so distraught at all the excess that she went under the knife to get rid of it.
But she hasn't looked back and told the Daily Mail: "I cannot even begin to explain how it feels to be me at the moment,' she said.
"I've spent a lifetime walking into photo studios – often alongside other actresses – and having to walk past rows of cute little frocks."
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