Britain’s Got Talent star unrecognisable 12 years later after ‘£20,000 surgery’

Rosie O’Sullivan first appeared on Britain’s Got Talent in 2013 (Picture: Ken McKay/Thames/REX/Shutterstock)

Britain’s Got Talent star Rosie O’Sullivan is hardly recognisable 12 years after her audition and after undergoing a £20,000 surgery.

After making her debut on the ITV talent show in 2013, the singer made it to the semi-finals of the competition.

Now, however, she has undergone an astonishing transformation after shedding a whopping 17 stone.

After finding fame on the show, the 30-year-old decided to get a gastric sleeve surgery, investing £20,000.

Discussing it, she told The Sun: ‘When I appeared on BGT I was nearly 30 stone.

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‘I was hot, sweaty and struggled to walk up stairs, and the costume department had to make dresses for me as it was impossible to get trendy clothes in a size 28. 

The singer has undergone an astonishing transformation (Picture: @rosieosullivan) Rosie has lost a whopping 17 stone in weight (Picture: Instagram @rosieosullivan)

‘I hit a real low and I told my parents I wanted weight loss surgery after seeing and advert online.

‘I was active, I went to the gym and swimming, but I thought about food like an alcoholic thinks about drink, I was obsessed.’

The singer explained how she wanted the operation to help chase her dreams of stardom and to start a family.

This became a reality in 2022 when she announced her pregnancy with her first child.

A look at Rosie on the ITV talent show (Picture: Ken McKay/Thames/REX/Shutterstock) Rosie underwent a gastric sleeve surgery (Picture: Steve Meddle/REX/Shutterstock)

During the procedure, surgeons also removed a section of her stomach that was responsible for ghrelin, the hunger-inducing hormone.

It meant that within three months post-operation Rosie managed to shed five stones.

Then, by Christmas she had managed to lose a further seven stone.

All in all since her surgery in April 2015, she has managed to lose 13 stone.

On top of this, she also paid £8,000 for an additional tummy tuck surgery and £6,000 to remove excess skin.

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