Gloria Hunniford has revealed how she was forced to “take my life into my hands” and make changes to her diet following a harsh warning from her GP.
The Loose Women panellist, 84, admitted that after years of dieting, the shocking news gave her the “determination” to pursue healthier options.
Gloria, who was diagnosed as pre-diabetic, detailed what she eats on a typical day while speaking in a new interview.
She told Woman Weekly: “I’ve dieted before, but following a medical diet gives you determination.”
The presenter explained that she now sticks to basic foods and avoids sugar as much as possible.
—I’ll have egg or sausage for breakfast, but no bread. For lunch I have soup or salad with fish and at night I replace the potatoes with cauliflower, which has the same kind of crunch,” he said.
Gloria Hunniford has revealed how she was forced to “take control of my life” and make changes to her diet following a harsh warning from her GP (pictured in July).
Gloria added: “My doctor said I was pre-diabetic and told me to take control of my life.”
She recently opened up about the tragic loss of her husband of more than 20 years, Stephen Way, when she returned to Loose Women in October for the first time since his death.
The broadcaster said she was “determined not to cry” as she joined the panel and spoke about how she was coping with Stephen’s death at the age of 85 in August.
She admitted that her “life had changed” and she didn’t know what it would be like to “move on” and explained that she had lost weight during her husband’s illness.
Gloria said: ‘It’s a heartbreaking situation to lose your partner. One minute you know what your life is, and then the next minute you think about what this life is in the future.
‘I want to thank all of you at home and everyone at Loose Women, because the messages were just fabulous. I can’t tell you what they mean in the end.
“It obviously changed my life. It’s amazing how sometimes your children become parents because they care about you. But the letters, cards and messages have really sunk into my soul.’
Fighting back tears, she continued: “I’m determined not to cry today, I’m trying not to cry.”
The Loose Women panellist, 84, admitted how, after years of dieting, the news gave her the “determination” to pursue healthier options (pictured last month).
She recently opened up about the tragic loss of her husband of more than 20 years, Stephen Way, when she returned to Loose Women in October for the first time since his death.
Co-star Charlene White then asked Gloria how the pain had affected her physically and she admitted that she had struggled to eat, but insisted that she was fine.
She explained: “The thing is obviously when your partner is sick, the anxiety and worry and all that, of course I’ve lost weight because you’re not eating properly and you’re always thinking about the other person.”
‘But I’m fine, thank you. My two sons, Paul and Michael, when they come to visit you to see what I eat, they tell me: “You haven’t finished your chicken!”
She continued: ‘I’m fighting for a lot of things, but I’m trying to get back. I have worked since I was seven years old.
‘I know the work, I like the work and I know where I am with the work, whereas with all the emotional stuff and the sadness, I don’t know where I am with it. So I’m glad to be back and see all of you and the team behind the scenes.”
Gloria married businessman Stephen in 1998 and said it would leave “the biggest void, not just in my life, but in our entire family.”
The broadcaster said she was “determined not to cry” as she joined the panel and spoke about how she was coping with Stephen’s death at the age of 85 in August (pictured together).
She admitted that her “life had changed” and she didn’t know what it would be like to “move on” and explained that she had lost weight during her husband’s illness (pictured together in January).
In a statement announcing her death, her family said: “It is with great sadness and with a very heavy heart that we share the passing of Stephen Way, Gloria’s beloved husband, who lost his battle yesterday afternoon.
“Stephen had been fighting heroically against his illness… but always with great tenacity and a positive spirit.”
Gloria added at the time: ‘Stephen was a gentleman and a giant of a man, who will leave the biggest void not only in my life, but in our entire family.
“He was an incredibly kind, generous and caring man, with a delightfully quirky sense of humour, which remained until the end.
“We had a tremendously happy marriage for 25 years and did so many beautiful and exciting things together that I will always cherish.”