Letitia Has Last Laugh

Letitia Dean If any man called us Showbiz Shed ladies fat, he'd cop a slap in the face.

Especially if it was Strictly Come Dancing's Craig Revel Horwood.

But for former EastEnder Letitia Dean, Craig's nasty comments were a source of inspiration.

Back in 2007, Craig let rip at the actress who was competing on the show about her appearance, telling her: "Fat people can dance but she needs to sort out her stomach and do more sit-ups."

At the time, Letitia said she was hurt by the comments, telling ITV's This Morning: "Obviously it's not what any girl wants to hear about herself."

But it seems Letitia took Craig's snipes seriously and has shed weight. So now it's Craig's turn to praise Letitia on her efforts.

"She looks fabulous. It's an amazing transformation and I'm thrilled she took my advice in such Craig Revel Horwooda positive way," he said.

"People thought I was being cruel saying she needed to do sit-ups to strengthen her core, but actually I was just trying to be constructive and I'm delighted she took it on board and has got into such incredible shape."

Letitia says that even though she's dropped to a tiny size 6-8 she hasn't lost her curviness.

"My boobs are still huge," she said. "But I'm really proud of myself for how I've lost all this weight - and finally found my waist."

Letitia's inspirational weight loss has even motivated the actress to launch her own fitness DVD, Letitia Dean's Lean Routine.