EASTENDERS actress Lorraine Stanley has gushed she “feels like a queen” after losing half her body weight.

The BBC One screen star recently looked slimmer than ever – and has hit out suggestions she used fat loss jobs to achieve her svelte figure.

Lorraine, 48, is best known for her role as Karen Taylor in the hit BBC soap.

She made her EastEnders debut in 2017 before departing the long-running serial drama in 2024.

Since then, the actress has undergone a huge transformation losing more than five stone – and now looks almost unrecognisable from her alter-ego.

Now she has revealed the results of an image transformation after having her make-up done, saying she “feels like a queen.”

After the pep up by The Brat Studio, which saw her image transformed with glowy foundation, styled brows and pink lip gloss, she wrote on Instagram: “Thank you so much!!

“I felt like a Queen being made up by you.

“I always leave you feeling fabulous. See you again soon!! Love ya!”

NEW LOOK

Recently she sported a slimming flower print crop top and trousers combo as she partied the night away at a special bingo event.

Underneath the tied top, she donned a skin-tight white vest which only emphasised her tiny waist.

For shoes, Lorraine opted for complimentary open-toe leather platform strapped heels for the occasion.

Alongside flaunting her physique, the star also opened up on a huge new milestone in her life.

She captioned the snap: “5 months sober & still had a good night dancing! #Sobriety.”

The TV star also told how her changing figure was not down to popular weight loss jabs like Ozempic or Mounjaro.

Instead, Lorraine opted for the more traditional gastric sleeve operation.

One inquisitive fan on TikTok asked for Lorraine’s secret, to which she simply answered back in the comments: “Gastric sleeve.”

A gastric sleeve is a weight loss procedure that removes a significant portion of the stomach, creating a smaller, sleeve-shaped pouch.

ENDER THE ROAD

The actress was written out of Eastenders in 2023 after seven years on the show in a huge shock to fans.

Her character’s axing was as part of a shock cast shake-up and her final scenes were aired in December of that year.

She went onto reprise her fan-favourite role a number of times in 2024 before her last episode hit BBC screens in June.