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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
Phoebe Jobling

'I looked old, empty and drained - but now I'm living my best life thanks to my divorce'

A mum has undergone an incredible transformation after splitting with her long-term husband - and credits her divorce for turning her life around. Emma Sheppard, 42, split from her husband of 18 years in 2020 after feeling unhappy within herself and her appearance.

But two years later the mum-of-two says she is now 'walking on air' after the divorce forced her to make changes to her lifestyle such as joining the gym and ditching junk food. Emma also began putting on makeup and going out again, as well as setting up an account on the dating app Tinder.

Since transforming herself both inside and outside, Emma claims she now receives lots of attention - including from a man who claimed to have been on Love Island.

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