Nadia Sawalha spoke about how calorie counting led her to obesity as she debated the government's move to put calorie information on menus on Loose Women on Friday.
Changes introduced in England last week mean it is now a legal requirement for businesses with more than 250 people to display calorie information for food and soft drinks which are not pre-packed – with the change impacting cafes, restaurants and takeaways.
The presenter, 57, strongly opposed the initiative aimed to crack down on obesity as she told the panel how she was a "victim" of counting calories for many years.