Elle est magnifique! Natalie Cassidy opts for shabby chic as she maintains slender physique

By Nadia Mendoza


Shabby chic: Natalie Cassidy looked a little scruffy, but stylish too as she left her Manchester hotel


Despite the recent trauma of splitting from her fiancé, Natalie Cassidy is obviously feeling 'magnifique'.

The former EastEnder emerged from her Manchester hotel wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with the French word.

Looking trim in black leggings, it appeared the mother-of-one had been for an early workout in the gym as she sported scruffy hair and trainers.


She also opted for no make-up, rocking the 'just-got-off-a-treadmill' look.

But her new revamped red bob gave her a splash of colour against the backdrop of a dreary rainy day.

The 28-year-old has dropped a remarkable three stone since parting ways with Adam Cottrell in May - and looks keen to keep off the weight.

Rising stress levels left the newly-single Strictly Come Dancing contestant unable to sleep or eat and her weight plummeted to 9st 2lb.

But taking control again, she has stabilised herself at a healthy 9st 7lb.

Bleary-eyed: Natalie looked a little tired as she showcased her slender frame in black leggings


Natalie said at the time: ‘I have been a size six, I’ve been a size 16 – bordering on an 18.

'But I am a size 10 now, and I feel that I am the weight I should be.’

The pair were due to marry this year following the birth of ten-month-old daughter Eliza, but Cassidy called off the ceremony after a huge bust-up.

Cottrell later pleaded guilty to assault and criminal damage and now has a restraining order under his name.

It looks like the bad boy could sink further into trouble, with a potential jail sentence looming for possessing a class A drug and drink-driving.

The 31-year-old has been released on bail until September 20 until the case continues.

Kick back and relax: Actress hops into the backseat as she is whisked away by a waiting driver


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Natalie Cassidy shows off new vampish red hair as she pops to the shops with baby Eliza

By Daily Mail Reporter





Natalie Cassidy showing off her red hair as she shops with baby Eliza





She had already lost several stone and chopped her long locks into a grown-up bob but now Natalie Cassidy has changed her hair colour too.



The ex-EastEnders star, who used to play dowdy Sonia, showed off a new vampish red crop as she hit the shops today.



Cassidy, 28, has given herself a total makeover since the trauma of splitting from her fiance Adam Cottrell.



They had been due to marry this year but broke up after he assaulted the actress twice in their home.





Despite the difficulties in her personal life, Cassidy looked happy as she and her daughter with Cottrell, Eliza, headed out in Hertfordshire.



Her hair had been cut even shorter than how it was earlier this month and is now a deep red colour.



Slim in a pair of light blue 'jeggings' and green stripey T-shirt, the actress also wore a pair of large sunglasses.



Eliza, nestling in her arms, looked cute in a dress, white tights and purple shoes as she clutched a teddy almost the same size as her.



Cassidy has lost 3st since the break-up from Cottrell earlier this year and recently enjoyed a holiday in Turkey.



Cottrell, 31, pleaded guilty to two counts of assault and criminal damage and was sentenced in June.



Natalie had already chopped her locks short but the red dye is a new addition





He escaped jail but was handed a restraining order banning him from contacting the actress.



He was also given 120 hour unpaid work and placed on a 12-month community order with 12 months' supervision.



During the court case, prosecutors said he had lost his temper, smeared Cassidy's mascara and hit her on the leg with a slipper.



The court heard how he also 'grabbed her by the arms and ripped her top' and later caused £350 of damage to their home.



In the wake of the attack, their £50,000 marriage was called off and Cottrell was kicked out of their flat.



Their daughter Eliza was born last September, before the relationship disintegrated.



Cassidy starred in EastEnders as Sonia from 1993 to 2007 and returned to the soap last year.



Natalie on Loose Women earlier this month - minus the red hair





Natalie as Sonia in EastEnders, chatting with Ricky and Carol





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Er Natalie, where are your trousers? Ex-EastEnders actress gets shirty during an appearance on Loose Women

By Daily Mail Reporter


Where's ya troosers?: Natalie Cassidy goes bottomless during an appearance on Loose Women on ITV1


Natalie Cassidy may be a busy woman, what with being a new mother and all.

But surely she could have remembered to put some trousers on during an appearance on the ITV1's Loose Women.

The former EastEnders star waltzed on to stage on the daytime chat show in just a white shirt that finished just above her knees.


Natalie, 28, finished off the 'outfit' with a pair of brown suede pumps.

Despite the odd nature of what she'd decided to wear, or not to wear, the newly slim star looked great.

The actress was on the show discussing her weight loss (for which she credited zumba classes) and her recent troubles, resulting from her relationship with Adam Cottrell.

She told the hosts: 'I go to zumba on a Monday and it's absolutely brilliant, there's about 50 women that go and it's such a laugh. And I work really hard.

'Because of the baby, on a Monday night I feel like I'm going out. I get all excited, everyone's like "You're only going to zumba for an hour", but I'm like "Well no, it's like my night out".

Fresh faced: The former EastEnders actress looked great despite her fashion faux pas


'I was doing it before and then once the split happened and everything went on I didn't go for about five or six weeks. And actually going back was really nerve-wracking and really emotional.'

She later added: 'I think everyone goes through stuff in life, we all go through problems I'm not the only one. I'm not like "Poor me, poor me."'

Cassidy hit headlines in May after she had a huge bust up with her former fiancé Adam in front of their baby Eliza, 10 months old.

Problems: Natalie spoke about her weight loss and her recent relationship breakdown


He later pleaded guilty to assault and criminal damage and now has a restraining order under his name.

She started smoking and turned to sleeping pills to numb the pain but soon stopped taking them as she didn’t want to be ‘spaced out’ .

After shedding weight following the split, Natalie, 28, told the Sunday Mirror: ‘I have been through the mill with weight.

Slim pickings: The actress has shed the pounds since her split with ex-fiance Adam Cottrell


But after pulling herself together and getting her health back on track she is now a healthy 9st 7lb.

‘I have been a size six, I’ve been a size 16 – bordering on an 18. But I am a size 10 now, and I feel that I am the weight I should be.’

She added that she had her breasts surgically enlarged to a D cup at the age of 22 when she was a bigger dress size but originally an A cup.

‘I am smaller all over now, so my boobs do look bigger – but I’m not complaining. Who moans about huge knockers and a tiny waist?’ she said.

Natalie says that she started exercising when Eliza was four months old and admits she works very hard to stay in shape because she piles on the pounds very easily.

She recently showed off her figure on a holiday in Turkey and looked happier than we’ve seen her in months.


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