Vanessa Feltz, 63, shows off her slimmed-down physique in a plunging lace dress as she promotes her newly-revamped chat show after unveiling her two stone weight loss

Vaness Feltz showcased the results of her two-stone weight loss in a stylish Instagram post as she promoted her Channel 5 show on Thursday.

The broadcaster, 63, has been candid about her challenges with her weight in the past, having fluctuated dramatically between sizes 10 and 22 over three decades.

In her latest social media post, Vanessa displayed her slimmed-down physique in a lace dress from Y London.

The star shared how the pretty piece included a sewn-in bodysuit to help accentuate her figure. 

Vanessa first slimmed down from a size 22 to a size 10 between 1999 and 2000, but later put the weight back on.

She lost two stone in 2004 but gained it back again and in 2007, she dropped three stone, but it all returned and she ended up back at a size 22 shortly after.

In 2010 she had a gastric band fitted which made her stomach smaller and stopped her from overeating, but she suffered complications when the band became embedded in her liver.

Vanessa said she learned to eat in a different way with the gastric band - she was not able to eat large amounts of solid food but she could consume softer substances, such as ice cream.

The former Celebrity Big Brother housemate said she ate 'thousands of calories' and sabotaged the operation she'd paid for.

She later decided 2019 to have a gastric bypass, which saw a small pouch created in the stomach and connected to the small intestine, bypassing the rest of the stomach and meaning she took in less food and felt fuller for longer.

The procedure led to her losing a further five stone and she has maintained a slender frame since.

Vanessa has previously spoke about where she thinks the source of her yo-yo dieting has stemmed from as she revealed her mother Valerie forced her to take black market amphetamines to 'slim down' at age 20.

In her memoir Vanessa Bares All, the TV personality delved deep into her childhood trauma.

She admitted her problems with weight began when she was nine years old and was put on a very strict diet.

Vanessa said she was deprived of food and often went hungry because her mother didn't want her to put on an inch of weight.

She said: 'By the time I was 20, my mother Valerie had begun scoring diet pills for me from her hairdresser.'

'While I felt sick, the pounds magically evaporated. I slid into a size 8. I spouted hip bones. Chunks of skeleton were visible beneath my skin.

'I wasn’t slim but that holiest of holy grails – thin, verging on gaunt. I looked like a malnourished bush baby. It was all I’d ever wanted'.

In one childhood memory, Vanessa explains she was forced to eat a grapefruit for dinner while the rest of her family had soup.

Looking back at her past, Vanessa said it almost felt like a 'punishment' but never knew what she done to deserve it.

Earlier this month, Vanessa unveiled a glitzy new revamp of her Channel 5 show, with sources sharing she is 'fighting' to save the programme.  

The presenter's daily series first launched in March with a lunchtime slot but took an 'extended break' to make way for the Christmas schedule.

However, fans were left less than impressed at the new set which they claimed looked 'cheap and tacky' like 'a fake podcast studio.'

The programme attracts an average 50,000 viewers per 70 minute show - significantly lower than competitor Jeremy Vine.

Vanessa's self-titled show was recommissioned for another year in October and the broadcaster is said to have 'big plans' to make it a success.

A source said: 'Vanessa is putting everything she has into the show to make it a success.' 

They told The Sun: 'Despite it being a tricky time for terrestrial telly, she's confident it deserves to be on the schedule and has big plans for 2026.

'Channel 5 have already put a lot of time and money into launching the show, but it hasn't taken off as much as they would have liked.' 

Sharing their thoughts on X, viewers said: 'It's a new year new set across the board apparently, even Vanessa on 5 has gotten rid of her horrific pink sofas in favour of what looks like a fake podcast studio'; 

'They're all giving podcast studio, I think the only one that looks alright is GMB'; 'Does anyone watch this sort of thing now. Never knew it was even on'; 

'Looks cheap and tacky'; 'Is it supposed to be an army base in the 50s';

'Vanessa isn't really suited to hosting a full show on her own. Better in small amounts. This Morning suited her better.'