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Too fat for a fairy tale! Actress becomes real life Thin-derella after shedding five stone to fit back in to her princess costumes

The mum of two became a spare part when a hip injury forced her to halt her career in children's theatre

Clare's weight shot up by five stone in just three months as she feasted on junk food

'I was more of a fairy blobmother than a beautiful princess'

Lost five stone through Weightwatchers and the Dukan diet

She now keeps fit with zumba classes, swimming and walking

By Katy Winter

Published: 11:25 BST, 18 January 2013 | Updated: 11:25 BST, 18 January 2013









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An actress who became so fat she had give up playing fairy tale beauties such as Snow White is Thin-derella again - after losing five stone.

Mother-of-two Clare Cunliffe-Saunders spent years performing in children's theatre as heroines including Sleeping Beauty, Rapunzel and Belle from Beauty and the Beast.

But after a hip injury forced her to halt her career and she fell pregnant Clare, 34, piled on the pounds.







Clare has transformed into Thin-derella after shedding the five stone she gained (left) after a hip injury and the birth of her second child, to be able to slip back into her princess costumes (right)




Clare spent years performing in children's theatre as heroines including Sleeping Beauty, Rapunzel and Belle from Beauty and the Beast and is delighted to be able to fit into her costumes again



Clare with her daughter Rose in 2009 when she tipped the scale at over 14 stone and struggled to fit into her stage outfits









Clare started a fitness and diet regime and is now a healthy nine stone - and able to slip into the fairy outfits to play her favourite roles again





Clare says after the birth of daughter Rose, pictured, now five, her weight dropped by four stone- only to shoot up again as she began expecting her son George, three

She was also pregnant with her first child and spent her days on the sofa gorging on biscuits, cakes, sweets and doughnuts.

Her weight soared to a bulky 14 stone and she feared her days in the stage spotlight were over as she struggled to walk even short distances.

But she started her comeback after a group of youths spotted her alone on a railway station and cruelly mocked the size of her bottom.





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She started a fitness and diet regime and is now a healthy nine stone - and able to slip into the fairy outfits to play her favourite roles again.

Clare, from Nottingham, said: 'I worked in children's theatre for years and played all the fairy tale parts like Snow White and Rapunzel.

'But just after getting pregnant at the age of 29 I damaged my hip when I kicked too high in a dance.

'It was too painful to walk and I went from being in good shape to doing nothing and just eating in front of the telly.

'My weight shot up by five stone in just three months and I was more of a fairy blobmother than a beautiful princess.

'I was far too big to go back to what I'd been doing before - none of the costumes would fit me and none of the characters I had played are fat.







The blonde was motivated to start her weight loss after a group of youths spotted her alone on a railway station and cruelly mocked the size of her bottom





When Clare was pregnant with her first child she spent her days on the sofa gorging on biscuits, cakes, sweets and doughnuts, causing her weight to balloon



Clare said after her weight shot up by five stone in just three months she felt more of a fairy blobmother than a beautiful princess



Before her weight loss Clare found that none of her costumes would fit and she no longer felt she looked the part of the princesses she loved to play

'Everything came to a head one night when I was catching the train back from a hen do and a group of football fans saw me on a station and started singing about me.

'They were drunk and just being stupid, but it was very hurtful and as soon as I met my husband I burst into tears.

'I said to myself 'That's right - enough's enough, I'm going to lose all this weight.'

Clare says after the birth of daughter Rose, now five, Derilla Erfahrungen her weight dropped by four stone - only to shoot up again as she began expecting her son George, three.

She started with Weightwatchers and then went on the Dukan diet while also keeping fit with zumba classes, swimming and walking.

Clare is so pleased with her transformation she has now launched her own children's entertainment company, dressing as Disney and storybook characters for parties.

She added: 'Within a year I was back to around nine stone and I'm very happy this way.

'People don't shout nasty things at me any more - and I look the part again for the children.'



Clare, pictured with both her children Rose and George in 2008, found her weight fluctuated with each pregnancy









Clare's weight loss has given her the confidence to start her own children's entertainment company where she will now be able once again to dress as fairytale princesses like Sleeping Beauty (right)