'I Felt Bullied Into Wanting A Child'

Lisa Riley reveals the pressures she faced trying to conceive and why she feels more ‘complete’ despite not having a baby

- Grace Henry

At the age of 41, she shocked fans when she revealed she was exploring IVF after finding love with her fiancé Al.

However just one month later, Lisa Riley’s dreams of becoming a mum came crashing down, as doctors sadly confirmed the procedure would ‘likely end in failure’. Nevertheless, Lisa remained positive, and later announced her engagement to Al, showing off her diamond dazzler on Instagram in May.

And when we sit down for a chat with the actress – who rose to fame on ITV’s Emmerdale – she clearly has a spring in her step, gushing, ‘Al’s unbelievably supportive.’ Here, as she releases her book Lose Weight for Life, Lisa opens up about the truth behind her pregnancy struggle and her amazing transformation, after losing an incredible 12st and having a stone of excess skin removed last year …

‘Lose Weight for Life is a book for women of all shapes and sizes, who just want to shed that little bit of weight. 

Any aspect of losing weight that people are worried about, I hope to give them the answer. There are so many more opportunities to make a change in this book.’