'I'm less confident in my own skin': Chloe Sims reveals recent weight gain and punishing TOWIE schedule have left her feeling 'uncomfortable' and 'exhausted'
TOWIE star Chloe Sims says she needs time to recharge her batteries and get into shape.
The reality show star admitted that her recent weight gain had left her feeling unhappy with her figure.
Chloe told The Sun: 'I've always weighed under 9st, I was 8st 12lb and for the first time, except for being pregnant [with daughter Maddie], that's the first time I've seen the scales at 10st.
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Still tiny: Chloe, 35, admitted she has now tipped the scales over 10 stone for the first time in her life (except for when she was pregnant with daughter Maddie) but still looked tiny when attending an event in London on Wednesday
'I'm not normally like that, but this time I'm feeling less confident in my own skin. Before I'd be like, "I've got a jelly belly, so what?"
'This time I feel uncomfortable. I feel uncomfortable in my clothes, I'm not used to having to dress to hide something. I'm having to think more carefully about what I wear every day.'
The star also revealed she is desperate for a holiday and feels 'exhausted' from juggling her business commitments with motherhood and filming TOWIE.
The news the stunning Essex native is lacking in self confidence comes just days after she refused to be filmed in just a bikini while on a cast holiday in Tenerife.
While filming with her co-stars earlier this month Chloe wore a kaftan or clothes the entire time.
On Friday she admitted this was because she is a fan of her long, thin legs and perky bum, but wants to tone up her stomach.
Bikini body: Around six months ago Chloe was happy to be seen flaunting her curves in a bikini for a TOWIE holiday filming in La Palma, posting this snap to Instagram with the caption: 'Loved this bikini from @lovelauraswimwear for Palma #towie filming, so flattering and comfortable'
Chloe said that although she has always been conscious of how she looks, she now feels extra pressure to tone up because so many celebrities are aging well.
Her feelings have changed in a short period of time.
Around six months ago Chloe was happy to be seen flaunting her curves in a bikini for TOWIE cast holiday filming in La Palma, posting pictures of her in a racy bust-revealing bikini to Instagram.
The reality star wrote: 'Loved this bikini from @lovelauraswimwear for Palma #towie filming, so flattering and comfortable. Check it out girls, I have it in white too.'
Things have changed: Nearly two years ago Chloe was only too happy to share images of her incredibly toned abs in skimpy bikinis - and now she wants to get back to that happy weight and 'be confident in her own skin'
Nearly two years ago Chloe was only too happy to share images of her incredibly toned abs in skimpy bikinis on social media, and now she wants to get back to that happy weight and 'be confident in her own skin'.
The single mother is planning to take a break from TOWIE filming next month - and says the producers are amazing about arranging time off - to go on holiday with her daughter and escape her gruelling routine.
Doing the school run and getting ready for filming before shooting and also working at her salon has become too much, Chloe admitted as she spoke at a Disney On Ice Mouse Bounce VIP party on Wednesday.
The 35-year-old added that her close friend and co-star Georgia Kosoulou would be ensuring she cut back on the sugar and got into shape.
Skinny girl: The reality star wants to get back to her 8st 12lb weight, at which she felt confident about her body (pictured here flaunting her trademark ample assets and long legs at the National Television Awards in 2012)
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