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Harry Rutter

Big Brother winner Isabelle Warburton unrecognisable as fans compare her to Barbie doll

Big Brother winner Isabelle Warburton looks unrecognisable from her days on telly.

Isabelle won the 2017 civilian series and was well-known for her fake tan and bleached blonde hair.

The business owner has come a long way since Big Brother, settling down with her partner and welcoming two children into the world.

But fans would struggle to recognise the TV beauty who has seemingly taken to cosmetic surgery since winning the Channel 5 show.

Speaking on Instagram, the 26-year-old from Cheshire recently replied to a fan who suggested her “lips were pregnant” after observing they had inflated in size after some cosmetic work.

Isabelle was well-known for her self-confessed fake tan addiction (Channel 5)

“It made me chuckle,” Isabelle replied. “They’re expecting twins.”

One adoring fan replied: “That’s funny! I'm glad you can laugh at it, so long as your happy.”

Not all of Isabelle’s followers are a fan of her new look, with one comparing them to “tyres”.

Another said: “She has changed her complete look to being so natural to a Barbie doll!”

A third added: “I saw nothing wrong with how you’re lips were.

She is totally unrecognisable from her days on Big Brother (instagram.com/isabellewarburton)
She opted for a more natural look during her TV days in 2017 (Manchester Evening News)

“Gorgeous looking young woman changing what didn’t need improving. As long as you’re doing it for you and it makes you happy, that’s what matters.”

Isabelle caught up with fans in January this year, she described going back to work was “difficult” and that everything felt “upside down”.

At the time, she said: “Honestly life has been chaotic and stressful and covid ruined Xmas and new year and Erics birthday.

“Plus, getting back to work post Xmas break is difficult, everything feels upside down!

She has even joked that her lips were 'pregnant with twins' (isabellewarburton/Instagram)
She looks very different in her Channel 5 Big Brother promo shoot (PA)

“I’m still here and hunni gonna stay positive and get back on track!!! Happy Belated New Year.”

She is remembered by many Big Brother fans for her self-described “tanorexia” which causes her to obsessively apply tanning lotion.

Isabelle was just 21-years-old when she won the reality TV show, which is making a dramatic comeback next year, in 2017.

At the time, the Mirror revealed that she had decided to use her £65,000 winnings to open a fake tanning business in Manchester.

She wanted to spend her TV winnings on opening a tanning shop (Getty Images)
She also wanted to donate some of her winnings to charity (Aaron Parfitt / Flynet - SplashNews)

“I want somewhere where people will walk out and think ‘I look wicked, I feel really good’,” she told the Manchester Evening News.

As well as investing in her business, Isabelle said she also planned to donate some of her winnings to a mental health charity, as well as taking her family on holiday.

She had applied for Big Brother on a bit of a whim saying: “I’d been in and out of jobs for a bit, so I applied as I thought what better way to spend my summer?”

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