Imogen, 30, gave birth to her daughter Ariana in February and she tells Closer magazine that her post baby figure is the result of five-and-a-half months of a low-fat diet and regular exercise.
“It was a horrible shock when I realised there weren’t going to be any quick fixes,” she recalls. “I was coming off the treadmill soaked in sweat and didn’t seem to be getting any thinner. I was in tears all the time and had to push myself so much, but I just kept thinking about the end result.”
She adds: “I felt people expected me to snap back into shape after having a baby, but it just doesn’t happen like that. I’ve worked so hard to get back to where I am now and I’m so proud of what I’ve achieved. I’ll never be a size 8 and I’m not going to try to be one.”
Although she’s loving motherhood, Imogen – who lives with boyfriend Adam Horsley, 27 – admits that the sleepless nights early on were hard. “At the beginning I had a few cries when I was so sleep deprived,” she says.
“I absolutely love being a mum. She’s doing new little things every single day, like putting her arms out to me and laughing when I sing to her.”
Imogen, who has been with City trader Adam for almost two years, is hoping for wedding bells, saying: “I would like to get married, I’d love to be a bride one day.”
She credits Adam for helping her to stay motivated during her recent shape up: “He was amazing. After about 10 weeks of working out and dieting, when I was thinking I hadn’t lost any weight, he’d tell me I was looking really good. Adam loves me whatever my size and helped me see that while I might look different to before, I should embrace it.”
Now a healthy size 10-12, the 5ft 6 glamour model couldn’t be prouder of her post-baby body.
The full interview and more pictures appear in this week’s Closer magazine, on sale now.