And Catherine Tyldesley, who was a size 22 at her heaviest, proved that keeping the weight off wasn't an issue as she flaunted her enviably slender physique while lapping up the sun during her Dubai getaway on Tuesday.
The Coronation Street star, 33 - who is staying at the Le Royal Meridien with her husband Tom Pitfield and their two-year-old son Alfie - turned heads in a skimpy hot pink bikini, which flaunted her ample assets and trim midriff.
Catherine looked every inch the beach babe as she headed into the ocean which was adjacent to the luxury resort - the same resort where she and her partner had enjoyed their honeymoon last year.
Her eye-catching bikini top, which boasted wrap detailing at the front and boasted slight cut-outs at the side, just about managed to tame her busty cleavage.The Salford born stunner, who plays bubbly Eva Price in Corrie, oozed body confidence as she flaunted her flat gym-honed abs, as well as the rest of her bronzed figure.
Catherine's minuscule matching bikini bottoms rested high on her hips, allowing her to showcase her long, lean legs as she frolicked in the water - before reclining in style on a luxury yacht.
The actress looked sensational as she emulated the summery look by allowing her blonde locks to run free and opting for a pair of shades.
Hopping on board the yacht, Catherine, her husband and son were given blue safety jackets to wear as a precaution.
Despite Tom looking hunky in a pair of pastel blue swim-shorts, all eyes were on Catherine in her racy beachwear look.
In November, Catherine credited gardening for helping her lose weight, telling Lorraine: 'I’ve been getting in the garden, growing organic vegetables. I think it’s really important to do stuff together as a family.'
She summed up: '[It’s just about] keeping active.'
Catherine was overweight as a teenager and suffered horrible bullying from peers who mocked her size 22 frame.
Despite shedding an impressive amount of weight, the talented star, who is also pursuing a music career, admitted that her fitness regime is a 'struggle' to keep up with.
Speaking on Loose Women last year, she confessed: 'It's a struggle. At Christmas time, Fat Cath is dying to make a comeback.'
'I eat that clean now that when I eat junk food I feel awful.'
Catherine's trip to Dubai comes less than a year after she and Tom first headed to the resort.
It was their chosen destination for their honeymoon in July, after the duo wed in Cheshire's iconic Colshaw Hall a couple of months before in May 2016.
Excited to bring their son with them on their return to Dubai, Catherine told Hello magazine: 'It is lovely to come back here with Alfie.'
She explained that the couple are keen to venture to different parts of the globe and are determined to bring their child with them, so he can experience it too.
The singer said: 'When he was born, Tom and I said, "This doesn't change a thing; we still want to see the world." And we want Alfie to see the world with us.'
Alfie is the couple's first child and Catherine has revealed she would like to have another baby - although she no longer wants as many children as she had originally hoped to have.
She added: 'We’d love for Alfie to have a little brother or sister. I once said I’d like four but I think we will settle at two.'
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