'Kath and Kim' star drops six dress sizes

Kath and Kim star Magda Szubanski is celebrating after dropping six dress sizes to reach her target weight of 85kg.

The comedienne, who played Sharon in the Australian comedy series, joined diet programme Jenny Craig last December after suffering from weight-related medical issues.

The TV star told Australian Women's Weekly: "I feel like I've climbed Mount Everest. I can honestly say, I can't remember a time in my life when I felt better."

Szubanski revealed that she was suffering from sleep apnoea, a bad back, hip and knee pain and a recurring lung infection before she lost 25kg in weight.

The 48-year-old continued: "I just feel so well and have so much energy, not just for exercise, but for life. That niggling worry that used to be there sabotaging everything I did, that anxiety is gone."

Szubanski added that she has not been at her current weight since the 1980s.