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Tiny Michelle ‘addicted’ to gym

Her weight has yo-yoed over the years, but showing off her super-skinny bikini body in Las Vegas last week, Michelle Heaton now looks to be a tiny size 6.

Despite revealing she was on a “crazy” Vegas holiday with husband Hugh Hanley, Michelle was still sticking to her no-carb and morning workout rule. She wrote on Twitter: “6.40am here … gym time!” She also posted a snap of her looking super-skinny in workout gear, while Hugh posted one of his wife in a bikini.

But pals fear her obsession with staying skinny could be putting her health at risk again. Michelle, 31, suffers from atrial fibrillation – a cardiac condition causing her heart to temporarily lose its usual rhythm – which Michelle thinks may be linked to taking diet pills seven years ago.

Even Hugh is concerned she’s a bit obsessed. A pal says: “He says she doesn’t eat proper-sized meals, preferring to snack on healthy food. She knows she needs to be careful with exercise given her health problems, but admits it’s hard to ease up.”

Celebrity health guru Nicki Waterman agrees over-exercising could pose risks for someone with a heart problem. She says: “Over-exercising increases the heart rate, which could cause side effects, such as anxiety, dizziness, shortness of breath and chest pain and make fainting more likely.”

Last year, a distressed Michelle was stretchered away by medics after collapsing at the finish line of the London Marathon with exhaustion and palpitations.

And her obsession with diet is clear from her Twitter account. She Tweeted recently: “Just stopped at services for lunch! Stuffed! Had a massive 350g box of mixed melon and 100g ham – total cals=200!! Can’t go wrong with that!”

The singer/actress, who has just finished touring with play The Naked Truth, recently qualified as a personal trainer, but in the past has yo-yoed between a size 6-8 and 12, weighing 10.5st at her heaviest in 2008. And Nicki Waterman estimates the 5ft 4 star is now under 8st.

And pals tell Closer when she does relax the diet, she ups her workouts. She Tweeted while on holiday: “Gym time! Legs/back/bis and cardio! Need to work off that meal in TAO last night – amazing martinis!”

A pal reveals: “She says she’s ‘addicted’ to being fit and has said to pals: ‘I can’t bear an ounce of fat on me.’”

But after the bikini snap appeared online, Michelle was subjected to insults from people branding her “dog rough” and “chav.” She then posted a pic of herself looking ultra-skinny, saying: “It’s crazy that I can work so hard at work/life/fitness and get torn down so many times!… I am proud at what [I’ve] achieved… Now foooook the haters, this is for you... I’m off to the gym!”

By Amy Swales