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Helen Lederer on beating her body image demons

I really did book [a gastric band procedure] and then I thought of having baby food and then I was thinking I won’t be able to eat and then I thought I’m insane and then I stopped.

Helen on deciding to not go ahead with having a gastric band fitted

Ahead of the release of her first ever novel Losing It, actress, comedian and columnist Helen Lederer joins us.

Despite appearances in shows such as Ab Fab and Splash Helen has fought a lifelong battle with her body image. Just this week the actress has revealed just how close she came to gastric band surgery.

Losing it is a comedy novel that follows the adventures and hilarious misfortunes of 50-something Millie as she sinks further into debt and decides that endorsing a diet pill might be the best way to solve her money woes and save her house.

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