Waterman hits back at Groves over diet

Former EastEnders star Hannah Waterman has defended her high-profile diet following criticism from estranged husband Ricky Groves.

In a newspaper interview earlier this month, Groves was said to have branded Waterman an "obsessive dieter" who owned four sets of scales. His comments came after the couple, who played Walford's Laura Beale and Garry Hobbs, split on New Year's Day following three years of marriage.

The 34-year-old actress recently slimmed down from a size 16 to a size 6 after undertaking a new food and fitness regime. She has since released her own Body Blitz workout DVD.

Responding to Groves's comments, Waterman told Closer: "I did the DVD routine three times a week with a trainer and some weeks it was only once or twice a week. Obsessive is the last thing it was.

"As for having four sets of weighing scales - that’s because three of them were broken! I lost the weight at a steady rate of 2lbs a week or less, directly in line with government health department guidelines. This was no crash diet regime."

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