Tina Malone defies cruel body bullies as she strips off to her bikini on the beach in Spain for the second day of her holiday
The former Shameless actress looked glowing as she strolled along the sandy beach
TINA Malone has taken a stand against the vicious bullies who have trolled her relentlessly for the way she looks.
The actress, who has lost an incredible 12 stone in weight, and is prouder than ever of her figure but sadly she’s been hounded online about her saggy skin.
But walking along a beach in Spain on the second day of her holiday, Tina didn’t seem to have a care in the world.
Wearing a glamorous purple bikini, Tina held her head high as she defiantly walked along the sand.
With her hair scraped back and a pair of oversized shades covering her eyes, Tina looked happy and relaxed.
Sadly, Tina even admitted she’d been left in floods of tears because of the cruel taunts.
She told her Twitter followers: “I'd just like to say I'm no model, looked, I'm an old girl, 54 yrs.
“I’m happy, healthy eradicated my diabetes and high blood pressure.
“But I'm only human, I don't deserve the battering I've had from people... just nasty comments.
“It's not fair to my hubby, daughters etc.
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“I take it all and that goes with the job, I'm not blind I know how much skin I need to have removed. I just feel for my family.
“I couldn't give a rat's arse what people think bout my wrinkly, saggy skin it's what I think that counts.
“It looks awful, so…watch this space.”
Tina has undergone a dramatic image overhaul over the last few years, dropping to a slender size six.
She recently appeared on ITV’s This Morning to speak about having a gastric band fitted to enable her weight loss.
Tina said: “I have the gastric band to help me, the pressure is enormous on young girls, the pressure was more to do with health for me.”
She added: “It does it for me, but it’s not a pill. I’ve had to work at it, it’s not a walk in the park.
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“I’m happy and slim now, I don’t believe you can be morbidly obese or huge and be happy."
But with dramatic weight loss comes other problems, and Tina starred on a TLC show that followed her having some extreme surgery to complete her svelte new look.
In 2015, the Shameless actress underwent surgery to remove the sagging flesh that had been left behind by her staggering 12 stone weight loss – which was the result of having a gastric band fitted in 2010.
Tina has never been afraid of speaking out about her decision to have gastric band surgery six years ago, which saw her go from a size 28 to a tiny size six.
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