Lisa Riley reveals the Emmerdale costume department have had to buy her a whole new wardrobe after she shed 12 stone

Emmerdale's Lisa Riley has revealed the soap's costume department had to buy her a new wardrobe because she can no longer fit into Mandy Dingle's clothes.

The ITV costume team has had to buy new outfits for Lisa's character after the actress dropped an incredible 12st after going teetotal.

Lisa, 50, shed 20lb alone during her time on I'm A Celeb, where stars are known to lose weight due to the basic rice and beans diet in the jungle.

Lisa told Closer magazine that she feels good since making healthier lifestyle changes, telling them: 'It's funny because now when I put on Mandy's clothes, they are too big for me! We are having to buy new clothes for her.'

Sharing details about how she lost weight, Lisa said: 'I go to the gym because I want to go. I like doing classes like Zumba. But I do run around a lot too. When I am on set, I easily hit 10,000 steps.'

Lisa, who went from a size 30 to a size 14 in two years, was first pushed to shift the pounds when she appeared on BBC's Strictly Come Dancing in 2012.

But the real drive came after the devastating loss of her mum, Cath, to breast cancer that same year at the age of 57.

The former Loose Women panellist is 'so proud' of everything she's accomplished and is pleased she can inspire others.

Speaking to the Daily Mail about her jungle diet last year, Lisa said it wasn't just the rice and beans that led her to shed the pounds, but the small portions and hectic schedule.

She explained: 'Do you know what it is? It's portion control. Everyone says, "Oh, it's beans and rice". Yes, it is beans and rice, but it's actually what you consume. 

'When you're in there, people don't have an idea of the lifestyle, the geography of the camp. It's the do-ability, the activeness.

Like, when you go up to the Telegraph to talk, it’s step after step. When you go to a challenge, you never stop moving. It's endless. It's not just sat around a campfire having loads of giggles.

'The activeness... by the time you've consumed the beans at night, you've probably burned it off.'

While Lisa confirmed she was never truly starving she continued: 'I've never ever been in Ethiopia; I was not starving. 

'Yes, there were times I was really hungry, but by the time you've come back from the challenge, then the food basket's coming down, and everything starts to cook. 

'For me, because I'm vegetarian, my veggie meal was always padded out with more rice anyway. Do I want to see rice again? No thanks. Rice and me are game over.'

While the others would be tucking into crocodile or eel, Lisa would be given Quorn alternative. 

'I'm so lucky. I had things like Quorn chicken strips, Quorn mince, tempeh, never again, and tofu. 

'When I was cooking right at the beginning, I used to boil it. Now I realise you've got to pan-fry it. 

'So when Martin started doing my tofu, it was delicious. When I was doing it, it was s**t.'