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Natalie Cassidy's new plan to keep off the weight

Banning booze will keep her slim after Strictly

Natalie Cassidy first appeared on Eastenders as Sonia Jackson in 1993 at the age of 10

After admitting she's worried she'll ‘get fat again' once Strictly Come Dancing is over, Natalie Cassidy was pictured looking her slimmest yet this week.

She's lost a stone and is closer to a size 12, compared to a size 16 when she went on to the show.

But she now fears she'll gain it all again by Easter and is working on a plan to keep the weight off.

‘Along with the training, another reason the pounds have been falling off is she's given up the booze,' a source tells Now. ‘You can't work on those dance routines for seven hours a day with a hangover.

Nat did enjoy a glass of wine with boyfriend Adam Cottrell, so she'll struggle once she's back to her old routine, but she's planning on cutting right back - and to continue dancing.

The main obstacle she faces is going back to EastEnders, which she's set to do next year for a storyline to tie in with the 25th anniversary of the soap.

It's likely to take up much of her time. ‘We get a little bit of down time. But I can't prance about and get all sweaty,' she said last week.

Our source says: ‘Nat's finally found something she likes which keeps her slim without having to think about it and she can still enjoy junk food whenever she likes.

'If she keeps dancing throughout the year it'll stop her weight from ballooning, even when she goes back to 10-hour days filming.'

Beth_McLoughlin@ipcmedia.com

See the full story about Natalie Cassidy in Now magazine dated 30 November 2009 - out now!

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