[Kaz]

(from the People Online)

Why have you made a boxing fitness video?

I love boxing - both watching it and doing it! Before I went into the Big Brother house I'd go to the gym about four or five times a week, each time for an hour and a quarter - and some of that time would be spent boxing. Most celebrity workout videos I've done didn't wear me out, but boxercise makes you feel as if you've really worked out. I was unfit when I came out of the house, but I knew that making a video would force me to get back into shape.

Did you put on weight in the house?

Oh, yes, about a stone! When I first applied for Big Brother, I weighed 8st 7lb. I'm 5ft 7ins and all my clothes were either size 8 or 10. But when I came out I couldn't fit into some of my jeans and weighed about 9st 10lb. I had a big ring of fat around my tummy and in all the photos my face looks really chubby. It was the fattest I've ever been.

Did you eat a lot more?

Not really. I've always been a big eater, but I could stay skinny because I was so active. I ate no more than usual in the house, I just wasn't exercising to burn it off. I drank more alcohol in there, though. I'm not a big drinker normally, I just have a few vodkas at the weekend. But in the house I was downing cider, wine, beer and lager - we were just bored.

Was it difficult to lose the weight afterwards?

My fitness instructor Rhydian Lewis (who trains me in my video) took me shopping and every time I tried to fill it with my favourite foods - crisps, chocolate and Mr Kipling cakes - he took them out!

Instead, he put in green veg and for snacks suggested cream crackers, malt loaf and sultanas. By the end of the trip I really had the hump! I stuck to the diet for about a week and lost a few pounds, though.

What do you eat in a normal day?

For breakfast it's cereal and skimmed milk, lunch is soup or a tuna jacket potato, and dinner is often cheesy pasta. I never have dessert. If I'm still hungry at the end of a meal I'll eat two satsumas or an apple. I've gone back to eating crisps and chocolate, but I'll choose French Fries (the lowest in fat) and only have a two-fingered Kit-Kat as a treat. I haven't drunk alcohol for ages, it's so fattening. The one thing I can't resist is bread. I'd be hopeless on one of those no-carb diets.

How do you feel about your body now?

I'm back to a size 8-10 and am happy with what I've got. I like my stomach as I've got a little two-pack going on and my bottom's nice and small at the minute, too. I've always said to my friends that if I had the money I'd get a boob job. Now I have the money but I've done nothing about it. Lots of men compliment me on my boobs, which is nice, and at least they're real and mine. I don't want boobs like Jordan's - I think they're nasty. Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell have great bodies in my opinion.

What have you done about your hair?

Men seem to prefer it blonde, as it was in the house, but women say it looks nice brown, less girly. So I've got a compromise - dark hair with bright highlights.

Do you feel under more pressure to stay slim now you're always in the public eye?

You can't help but compare yourself to thinner celebrities - and it's not healthy. I've been made to look terrible in photos. I'll always want to look my best and try my hardest without losing dangerous amounts of weight. I've learnt for photos I have to pull in my tummy and put on my biggest, cheesiest smile!

Fast facts

Name: Kate Lawler.

Age: 22.

Career: Worked in IT before winning last year's Big Brother. Now she's a part-time TV and radio presenter for Capital FM and a cable channel. Has now made her own fitness video, Cardio Combat.

Lives: With parents, twin sister, younger brother and dog in Beckenham, Kent. Currently single.

Kate's Cardio Combat video is on sale now, priced £12.99.

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Wow - I didn't realise Kate had put on so much weight in the BB House.

Interesting to hear her say the only reason they drank so much was because they were bored . . . . . . . . BB Producers take note for the future!!!