Beverley Callard, who starred as Rovers landlady Liz McDonald, has refuted claims that she has taken weight loss medication to get in shape.
Beverley Callard has insisted she has not been using jabs to lose weight. The actress, 68, who is best known for her legendary portrayal of former Rovers Return landlady Liz McDonald on Coronation Street, is also a qualified fitness instructor alongside her television career and took to social media on Friday to show off her trim new figure.
Some supporters, however, claimed that she had just changed her diet and exercise regimen to lose weight and that she had used “skinny jabs” as a quick fix.
In the video, Beverley said: “No girls, I am not on a skinny jab. I have worked out my whole life and I have been working my a** off, literally. Although I must say, I would not knock anybody who is on it. Just do what you’ve got to do.” The former I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! star, who was last seen in her signature soap role in 2020, also used the caption of her post to quash the accusations.
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She wrote, “Just responding to some of the comments I’ve been receiving recently about my weight… as there have been a lot of them!” I’ve been working my arse off and exercising my entire life, literally! I’m not on any weight loss diets, but each person has their own. Just “clear that up”!
During the height of her television fame in the mid to late 1990s, Beverley released a series of workout videos and also wrote a fitness-themed column for the Mirror. Fans of the Two Pints of Lager and A Packet of Crisps actress rushed to the comments section to throw praise on the star.
One person wrote, “You have always looked amazing @beverleycallard ignore all the comments those who care and follow you know you’ve done it with good nutrition and good exercise. Happy new year to you and keep doing what you’re doing xx”
Another user commented, “Your exercise DVD is still fantastic! You must upload it or create a new one. and another wrote, “I’ve been working out to your DVDs for years. You are my favorite fitness instructor, along with Rosemary Conley. If you ever decide to hold some local classes, I’d be happy to train with you for real.
Beverley and her husband Jon McEwan have since relocated from Manchester to Norfolk and have started running exercise classes there. She declared, “I can’t wait to meet you all,” when she launched them in 2022. Thank you to everyone who has already reached out! Please send me any emails you’ve sent but haven’t yet filled out the questionnaire!
If you’d like to enroll in one of my 25 powerful women and enroll in one of my new fitness classes. Before she was cast as Angie Richards in 1983, Beverly was an aerobics instructor, and in 1998, Beverly made the decision to refocus on her fitness career.
She then appeared as Liz again from 2003 until 2011, and then again from 2013 until 20202. Beveley acknowledged working six days a week and watching a movie from 7 am to 10 pm when she made her final appearance.
Beverley also criticised the producers of the well-known ITV soap, explaining why she doesn’t believe the “scipros are as good as they used to be when she first portrayed Liz in 1989.”
Beverley described her decision to leave in an interview with The Sun as “you’re scared to say no to a job, but the scripts came and I thought I’ve just got to trust my instincts really.” It’s really full on and you have no life, like it used to be when the cast was smaller, because it’s not nine to five anymore, like it’s seven until ten at night. I personally don’t believe the scripts are as good as they are right now, and I think soap operas are overflowing.
Source: Mirror
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