Saira Khan, 50, slips into underwear as she recalls how a leg injury caused her to ’emotionally eat’

Saira Khan revealed a leg injury caused her to ’emotionally eat and put on weight’ in a candid Instagram post shared on Wednesday morning.

The former Loose Women panellist, 50, slipped into lace black underwear as she reflected on her diet and exercise habits in the past couple of months after breaking her fibular bone last October.

‘I’m not going to hate myself’, the presenter declared, before adding she has returned to walking and leading a healthier lifestyle in recent weeks.

‘I’m not going to hate myself’: Saira Khan revealed a leg injury caused her to ’emotionally eat and put on weight’ in a candid Instagram post shared on Wednesday morning

The TV star looked typically radiant as she was dressed in the two-piece, which featured a T-shirt bra and matching briefs.

Detailing her wellbeing, the broadcaster said: ‘I was just going to put a nice photograph of myself, but what I really want to talk about is this.

‘Since last September, when I broke my fibular bone until this moment, I haven’t been able to do the things that I want to do when it comes to my fitness.

‘I’m normally doing burpees, running and loads of cardio. That really has affected my mental health, and as a result, I’ve been emotionally eating and I have put on fat. I just feel uncomfortable in my clothes and it gets me down.’

'I'm on it now!' The former Loose Women panellist, 50, slipped into lace black underwear as she reflected on her diet and exercise habits in the past couple of months

‘I’m on it now!’ The former Loose Women panellist, 50, slipped into lace black underwear as she reflected on her diet and exercise habits in the past couple of months

She's back! The presenter added she has returned to walking and leading a healthier lifestyle in recent weeks

She’s back! The presenter added she has returned to walking and leading a healthier lifestyle in recent weeks

Natural glow: The broadcaster looked typically radiant as she was dressed in the two-piece, which featured a T-shirt bra and matching briefs

Natural glow: The broadcaster looked typically radiant as she was dressed in the two-piece, which featured a T-shirt bra and matching briefs

On being in touch with her body’s ‘energy and health’ levels, the host said: ‘I know when I feel good and energetic and healthy. Since last week, I’ve been able to walk.

‘Walking has lifted my mood and spirits, and improved my mental health. I’m back into it and I feel really positive again.

‘Many of us want to do everything at once, my priority is to heal, so all I can do is walk and I’m going to enjoy it. Now my mental health is back in a good place, I’m going to focus on my diet. In the meantime, I’m not going to hate myself.

‘I’m grateful that I have a body that I know how to get fit and healthy and I’m just going to enjoy the process. We beat up ourselves too much.

‘I know my shape and when I start putting weight around [her stomach], my body is telling me I’m eating too much and not exercising.

In her element: The media personality has long been a positive body image advocate who often shares candid images of herself on social media

In her element: The media personality has long been a positive body image advocate who often shares candid images of herself on social media

‘Eat less, move more. I also have diabetes in my family so I have to be very careful – it’s a lot more to do with health than weight.’ 

The media personality has long been a positive body image advocate who often shares candid images of herself on social media.

Last month, Saira explained how she’s been forced to report death threats to the police following her announcement. 

The journalist said she’s been faced with ‘daily vitriol’ in the wake of her decision to step away from her faith, following years of feeling ‘guilty, caged and unhappy.’ 

She also stated she was ‘taken aback’ by how it had been reported in the media in Pakistan, where her parents are originally from. 

Saira wrote in a column: ‘I could understand it if I were selling drugs, abusing, grooming, being blasphemous or Islamaphobic, bullying, stealing, being violent or aggressive, but I’ve done none of those things – so why?

‘It has taken me till the age of 50 to find the courage to say it. I’m doing it now for my own wellbeing. I want to be honest and feel free to live my life by my own rules. I have found a huge relief in being honest. 

‘I’ve not dared to share these feelings before because the very few Muslim women who have are called sinful and some have even been targeted with death threats.’ 

'I'm doing this for my well-being': The TV star recently revealed she 'didn't expect' to receive 'extreme hate' after publicly confirming she's no longer a practising Muslim (pictured in 2020)

‘I’m doing this for my well-being’: The TV star recently revealed she ‘didn’t expect’ to receive ‘extreme hate’ after publicly confirming she’s no longer a practising Muslim (pictured in 2020)