Carol Wright is over the moon at the results of the boob job she had aged 61 - though her husband still can't bear to look.
The former The Only Way Is Essex star, who is mum to Mark, Josh, Jess and Natalya, opened up on her decision to go under the knife, explaining she was fed up of feeling less sexy compared to everyone else at the beach.
It came after a tough year for the Wright family, as Carol's brother-in-law, Eddie George Wright, died of Covid in April 2021.
Her husband Mark was also in hospital, as was another of his brothers and his mother as the illness ravaged through the family.
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Carol said the "horrendous" time taught her life is too short, and that she needed to live it to the full.
That's why she opted to have her old breast implants - which she had more than 25 years ago - replaced with new, smaller implants, as well as a breast uplift, and she's delighted with the results.
Carol told OK! magazine she feels "much more confident" and encouraged other women to embrace the possibility of cosmetic surgery if they were unhappy with their bodies.
"I'm 61 and there's nothing to be ashamed of. We're not going to have the most amazing boobs by my age and if you want something done like that, then I think, 'Why not?'" Carol shared.
She said she feels sexier with her new breasts, and promised herself she would have them done for her 60th birthday after mulling over the decision for the last five years.
Carol said she was concerned she would develop a hunchback like her late mother, Nanny Pat, and wanted to have a breast reduction in order to avoid any issues with her posture later in life.
Now, she's delighted she can show off her new assets in chic bikinis and swimsuits after years of having to buy "ones with big bras and bones in them".
However, there is one person who hasn’t been able to fully appreciate her new figure, and that’s her husband Mark.
Carol revealed he's still "squeamish" because she has scarring while her body heals from the major surgery.
"I keep showing him them and saying, 'Don't you think they look good?' and he says 'Yeah', then turns his head," she laughed.
"He's a bit too scared to look at the moment!"
It's going to be an exciting year for Carol as she's set to become a grandmother for the first time, as both Jess and her brother Josh are expecting their first children.
Josh announced his happy news with wife Hollie Kane Wright at Jess' wedding celebrations with her husband William Lee-Kemp.
And months later, Jess too confirmed she was expecting a baby boy.
Carol has revealed she thinks this might take the pressure off Mark and his wife Michelle Keegan, who are often fielding baby questions.
"When they’re ready, they’re ready," she said.
"They’re very busy, so I’m sure when the time comes and they’re ready, it will happen. It will be like coach loads of grandchildren then instead of busloads!"
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