Comedian Dawn French looks stunning in her newest Twitter photo

THE comedian has struggled with her weight in the past, but shows off a markedly slimmer figure in her latest social media post.

DAWN French was praised by fans for looking “far too gorgeous” today when she posted a picture of herself modelling a top.

The ever-youthful 59-year-old smiled as she modelled the colourful outfit that showcased her 50kg weight loss, The Sun reports.

Dawn French shows off her incredible weight loss.

Looking happy and healthy as she smiled for the camera, Dawn attracted floods of compliments from her fans.

One said: “You are far too gorgeous Miss Dawnie.”

Another added: “Oh my word! Where’ve you gone? Looking great!”

And someone else exclaimed: “OMG! I love it! You look AWESOME!”

When the British star first began to slim down in 2014, some believed it was due to her marriage to Lenny Henry ending — however she later revealed it was so she could undergo a hysterectomy.

French with her ex-husband Lenny Henry back in 1989. The pair divorced in 2010. Picture: Alpha Agency

She told the audience on her 30 Million Minutes tour: “When I was due to have my hysterectomy the doc told me that if I could lose some weight before the op, they would be able to do it via keyhole, and I would recover in three weeks or so.

“Otherwise it would be big open surgery, and three months to recover. So, I set about dropping a few stone.

“No magic wand, just tiny, joyless lo-cal eating and lots more walking for weeks and weeks. It was grim. I lost seven-and-a-half stone (48kg). I could have the keyhole surgery. Great. That’s all it was, practical.”

French in 2009.

The comedian on her 2009 tour in Australia.

She has been very open about her changing shape in the past, revealing that she had a “fondness for that other body”.

The funny lady told Woman magazine: “I have a great fondness for that other body. I knew it very well and I don’t know this one as well, not yet.

“I was never actually unhappy then so it’s not the case that I was miserable and I’m happy now.”

French on the red carpet for last month’s Glamour Woman of the Year Awards. Picture; Stuart Wilson

This article originally appeared on The Sun and has been republished here with permission.