BBC Strictly fans spot former cast member in audience – but they look unrecognisable

Eagle-eyed BBC Strictly Come Dancing fans spotted Dragons' Den prima Sara Davies successful the inheritance of week four's unrecorded amusement – but she shocked them with her unthinkable value loss

Strictly Come Dancing fans were each caught saying the aforesaid happening arsenic they spotted a erstwhile formed subordinate successful the assemblage of week four's unrecorded show.

Dragons' Den prima Sara Davies was spotted successful the assemblage clapping for EastEnders prima Jamie Borthwick – and looked unthinkable successful a scarlet strapless dress, lasting beside comedian Alan Carr. Alan had been engaged speechmaking the Strictly presumption and conditions portion promoting his BBC quiz amusement conscionable moments before.

After competing with pro Aljaž Škorjanec successful bid 19, Sara was evidently keen to beryllium backmost successful the country clapping for her personage pals.

But fans connected X were swooning implicit her caller look, with 1 writing: "Sara successful the assemblage looks astonishing - she's mislaid truthful overmuch weight." Another echoed: "Off taxable but Sara Davies looks perfectly stunning successful the audience."

And idiosyncratic other said: "I miss her - she looks similar she's having a blast."

Sara precocious dropped an unthinkable 4 stone, slimming down to a size 12 aft having a “trigger moment”.

When a doc warned her she was astatine hazard of becoming pre-diabetic, and Sara had to “size up” each her clothes, she decided to marque a alteration to her life. She chopped retired sweetener entirely, explaining: “I stopped having cocoa and cakes, but besides chopped backmost connected carbs and ate much veg than fruit.

“Miserable arsenic it is, I besides stopped drinking intoxicant to trim sugar. During filming, we spell for meal arsenic a battalion of Dragons, and Peter Jones has precise nice, costly sensation successful wine, but I consciousness truthful overmuch amended for cutting it out.

"I'm not saying I'll ne'er portion again - I had a hamburger and gin and tonics astatine my 40th - but I've truly enjoyed cutting down."

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