A mother-of-two spent £60,000 on plastic surgery in a bid to ‘feel sexy’ after dropping nine stone which left her full of loose skin.
Charlotte Bruce-Alexander, 38, from Surrey, ballooned to almost 20 stone before deciding to give up her unhealthy ways.
But she says she was frustrated and didn’t feel sexy after losing the weight because her legs, arms, stomach, bottom and breasts were covered in loose skin.
Looking for an honest opinion, she asked her husband who said she looked great in clothes after her weight loss, but not so good naked.
So she decided to undergo multiple surgeries – including two breast surgeries, a tummy tuck and an arm lift – to help her achieve her perfect body.
Charlotte Bruce-Alexander (pictured before her dramatic weight loss) spent £60,000 on plastic surgery in a bid to ‘feel sexy’ after dropping nine stone which left her full of loose skin.
She shed nearly 20 stone before deciding to give up her unhealthy ways. But she says she didn’t feel sexy after losing the weight because her skin was loose. Pictured before her 360° lower body lift
Charlotte is pictured here before her body transformation. She weighed 19 8 kg at her heaviest
Charlotte has since spent thousands to fix her body and now says she feels happy in her own skin.
She said: “After I lost the weight I still didn’t feel amazing. My loose skin made me miserable and felt so unsexy.
“One day I decided to ask my husband, Mark, if he loved me when I was naked. I told him I wanted an honest answer and he gave it to me.
“He said I looked amazing in my clothes, but not so great without them.
“This confirmed what I already knew and I opted for surgery. My breasts and arms were definitely the worst, so those were the first two surgeries I had.”
Charlotte recalls her weight gain starting in her teenage years, which continued to snowball as she got older until she finally reached her heaviest weight of 198kg.
She said: “I always played the fat funny girl to cover up my insecurities. It was a blast, I was extremely overweight and deep down it made me so miserable.
“At the age of 21, I married my first husband, which unfortunately was not meant to be.
“The sadder I got about my relationship, the more I ate.
Despite multiple surgeries, Charlotte still hits the gym regularly to work out and stay in shape
Charlotte decided to undergo multiple surgeries – including double breasts, a tummy tuck and an arm lift – to help her achieve her perfect body. She is pictured before the 360 elevator
Charlotte (pictured) recalls her teenage weight gain, which continued to snowball as she got older
“I felt even worse about myself. So it wasn’t until I was 28 that I decided I needed to leave my unhealthy marriage.’
After her divorce, Charlotte rekindled her relationship with an old flame from her teenage years via social media.
Charlotte, who now lives in Dubai with her family, said: “Mark was living a glamorous life in Dubai, working in the fitness industry. Also recently divorced.
“We were both in similar situations and going through the same turmoil.”
Charlotte is pictured before her body was lifted in hospital. This operation cost her £13,000
After a few more weeks of phone calls and texts, Charlotte flew to Dubai to spend a week with Mark.
He said: “We went through like a house on fire. We had the most amazing time.
“After my trip, I decided this was absolutely what I wanted to do and moved to Dubai.
“Within three months we were engaged. We got married the following year in Las Vegas. It was amazing.
Charlotte is pictured in hospital after her lower body lift operation as her scars are checked by a doctor
Left: Charlotte halfway through her weight loss and before any surgery. That’s right: Charlotte now looks amazing in a bikini on the beach
“I was still in my prime, and even though Mark worked in the fitness industry, he never pushed me to lose weight.
“However, now that I was living in Dubai, I didn’t have the confidence to put on a bikini and walk on the beach.”
In 2012, Charlotte became pregnant with her daughter, Scarlett, now eight.
Charlotte said: “Three days after I gave birth to my daughter, the penny finally dropped, I saw what I really looked like.
Charlotte is pictured left and right after surgery and weight loss. Now she feels confident in her own skin
Charlotte is pictured working to keep her body in good shape even after the surgeries
“I felt rebellious. My belly was hanging over my knees. I decided I really wanted to change and went to Mark for help.
“He helped me get on a sustainable diet and within 18 months I’d lost over 6st.
“However, I had a wobble because even though I had lost all this weight, I still didn’t have the amazing body I wanted.
“Everything was so relaxed, from my feet to my hands. I tried going to the gym to tone up the loose skin, but it didn’t help at all
“I felt like I was never going to get rid of it.
Charlotte’s body is pictured during her surgery. Left with loose skin after weight loss
Left: Charlotte after her surgeries ready for a night out. She says she has real self-esteem now, instead of having to fake it
Charlotte is pictured left after her various surgeries with Mark, her husband. The couple lives together in Dubai
Charlotte at her wedding to husband Mark. They rekindled their relationship after reconnecting on social media after their splits
Left: Charlotte during surgery recovery and immediately after one of her thigh lifts
“So I knew I had to take further action and decided to pursue surgery.
“I started with my first chest job and arm lift in 2015.
“My boobs weren’t going well so I had to redo them as they were too big.”
In 2015, Charlotte became pregnant with her second child.
After giving birth to her son Quinn, now five, Charlotte lost her baby weight and continued her quest for her dream body by undergoing further surgery.
She added: “In 2016 I had my first abdominoplasty. After losing a few more pounds over the next year, the loose skin on my legs got worse, so I had my first thigh lift and a Brazilian butt lift.
“The BBL was a big mistake as I wasn’t at my target weight yet so it was pointless. As I lost more weight, I also lost my bum.
“I was so eager for my perfect body.
“In 2018 I found the ‘God’ surgeon and he did my thigh lift again. He was just amazing.
“The following year, I finally reached my goal weight. I was so happy as this meant I was coming to the end of my surgery journey.
“So in 2019 to celebrate my goal weight, I got my boobs done one last time. I absolutely love them now.
“And in 2020, to top it all off, I had the second phase of my thigh lift and a 360 lower body lift to remove all the loose back fat.”
Although Charlotte still treats herself to the occasional cheek filler and botox, she said she’s done with the surgery and is happy with where she is with her body.
She said: “I’m the most confident I’ve ever been in my life. I’m not afraid to walk on the beach in a bikini and I like to go hiking.
“I have real self-esteem now, instead of having to fake it. I feel amazing and my quality of life is so much better for me and my family.
“Now I feel sexier and more comfortable in my own skin, even with my clothes off.”
