Actress Lisa Riley reveals ‘shame’ at being weighed before boarding a flight

BRITISH actress Lisa Riley has described feeling “mortified” after she was weighed before being allowed to board a flight.

A BRITISH actress has revealed she was mortified when she was weighed before she was allowed on a plane.

Speaking on the UK chat show, Loose Women, Lisa Riley admitted the scenario was dreadful — as she was forced to stand on the scales before she was allowed to fly, reports The Sun.

“It was in Kathmandu, I’m mortified about the scales even now. They were weighing us to see where we would go on the plane,” she recalled. “I was the biggest person and it felt dreadful. I don’t want that feeling again because it’s embarrassing.”

It comes as Hawaiian Airlines recently unveiled a plan to also weigh passengers Pago Pago International Airport in American Samoa.

Riley said she subsequently lost half her body weight after changing her lifestyle — going from a size 30 to a size 14. The actress admitted she had “ditched the booze” as part of her healthy regimen.

The star admitted that other people are often trying to tempt her back into drinking again, but she is determined not to break, she said: “It’s like I’ve been reprogrammed, so when I see the booze now I see fat Lisa.”

Lisa Riley has lost more than 44kg. Picture: Rex Features/Splash News

Lisa Riley has ditched the booze to lose weight. Picture: Simon Earl/Splash News

The 40-year-old said alcohol isn’t the sole reason she has lost the weight but she has definitely noticed a difference since ditching the source.

Her transformation has been well documented after losing an incredible 44kg and going from a size 30 to 14.

However, despite her incredible transformation, Riley revealed that she’s still insecure about her body and his hoping to have surgery to remove excess skin.

“It’s not me. Maybe when I’ve had a bit chopped off you’ll see me in a bikini,” she said.

“It’s bad enough my reflection in the mirror … I feel really insecure at the moment. All the excess skin I’ve got now. I’ve got to have the (surgery to remove the skin) eventually. When I’m the right size.”

Lisa Riley discusses her flight ordeal on the UK chat show, Loose Women. Picture: Loose Women

Meanwhile last week she showed how flexible she is by doing the splits on Loose Women.

Hitching up her skirt, the slimmed downed actress eased into the splits as the audience erupted.

The brave gymnastic move came after she had been speaking about an Olympian, who had hit headlines because of her size, saying: “We need all shapes and sizes.”

Lisa Riley has gone from a size 30 to a size 14. Picture: Loose Women

The former soap star continued to discuss how she went through the same thing while on the British television show, Strictly Come Dancing.

“People put you in that envelope. I wanted to prove people wrong that I wasn’t the chunky fat one,” she said. “I was petrified. The main thing that scared me was being lifted. We had to switch it round; there was a rule book this thick and I lifted Robin. It ended up being great for the show.”

She added: “I am the only woman in strictly history to lift a man.”

Riley lost 6kg a week after eating just 400 calories a day.

This story originally appeared in The Sun.