Elaine Crowley has admitted that she was so worried about joining Celebrity Operation Transformation – that she gained almost two stone.
While the Midday host is delighted to be competing in the popular weight-loss series alongside Gerald Kean, Katherine Lynch, Karl Spain, and Brenda Donohue – signing up for the show caused her to stress eat.
“I got the phone call to come on and I was thinking, ‘What? I’m not doing this’ and then I worried so much about the decision that I ate myself almost two stone heavier,” she told the Herald.
Stress: Elaine was worried about joining Operation Tranformation | VIPIRELAND.COM
Speaking about being approached by show producers, the TV3 star admitted that she was more amused than offended after being selected for the show’s celebrity line-up.
“I was like, ‘Oh I thought I was grand, but I must not be’.”
“I was more amused than offended [when I was asked]. I haven’t watched the show before because I don’t watch these types of shows.
“But I’ve been told it’s not like The Biggest Loser, where you have fat people lined up on the scales in a thong or something awful like that.
“The message of getting out and about is important, because like it or not, as a nation we’re getting fatter and fatter,” she said.
Challenge: Elaine is struggling with the amount of cooking she has to do | VIPIRELAND.COM
The 39-year-old said the biggest challenge she’s faced with Operation Transformation is the amount of cooking she has to do.
“I practised a couple of the meals last month and I can’t cook – I’ve really no idea at all. I gave myself food poisoning from prawns.
“I’m exhausted from all the cooking and I don’t have a dishwasher either. My friend teases me saying I use the oven to store my shoes,” she added.
Celebrity Operation Transformation airs Wednesday at 9.35pm on RTE One.Â
