“I feel great in a bikini”: Cara and Billi off TOWIE show off their new figures

“I feel great in a bikini”: Cara and Billi off TOWIE show off their new figures

We’re enjoying Cara Kilby and Billi Mucklow on TOWIE at the moment â€" they’re the only interesting part of what has otherwise been a pretty dull series â€" so it’s great to hear they’re feeling all confident and happy with their bikini bodies ahead of this summer. You know, the summer we’re supposed to be in right now that definitely hasn’t arrived.

Cara, 24, said that she wasn’t all that pleased with her shape a couple of months ago, but her new exercise plan has helped to cheer her right up.

She told Closer magazine: “Being on TV makes you find fault with your figure.

“I’ve got big hips and I didn’t like my love handles and wobbly tummy. My weight had crept up a little and seeing myself on TV made me feel insecure about my body.”

But Cara had a crack at Closer’s one-month shape-up plan by toning her tummy, spending an hour at the gym twice a week and following the Feed Your Face diet. The brunette â€" who has dated both Ricky and Joey on TOWIE â€" lost eight ponds and dropped from a size 12 to 10.

The girls posed after following a month-long workout programme

And posing happily in a coral bikini in the magazine shoot, Cara said: “I feel great about my body now â€" I’m proud of myself for losing weight. I’ve finally got a flat tummy and feel great in a bikini!”

Meanwhile, BFF Billi has also been working hard to get in shape ahead of the summer â€" dropping half a stone and from a size 12 to 10 by doing a leg specific exercise routine.

The qualified Bikram instructor reckoned losing weight and fitting in exercise was too difficult around her TOWIE schedule, so focused on easy low-calorie meals and quick leg workouts.

Cara and Billi ran this year's London marathon - in full make up

 

She said: “It involves eating a low-carb, low-calorie diet, but it allows you treats, like a hot chocolate, in the morning. The idea is that if you have a treat then, you have a positive start to the day, and won’t binge on junk food later.

“My skin is glowing and I can’t wait to show off my slim pins in sexy shorts this summer.”

She says that, but with that bikini top on, we’re not sure many chaps will be staring at Billi’s legs.

Read the full article in this week's Closer magazine