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Mahalia’s amazing makeover: “I’ve lost 30 kilos!”

Mahalia’s amazing makeover: "I've lost 30 kilos!"

Shedding a third of her body weight and feeling happier than ever, Mahalia Barnes is one hot mama.

The last time rock royal Mahalia Barnes splashed out on a bikini she was in high school. “I was a teenager when I bought one,” laughs the gorgeous singer, who vowed just 12 months ago she’d never be photographed in a bikini.

But that was when she topped the scales at 93kg. Pregnancy had left her with stretch marks and she hated shopping for everyday clothes, let alone swimsuits. “I definitely wouldn’t even have tried on a white swimsuit 12 months ago,” she says of one she wore in our shoot.

And what a difference a year makes. Now hitting the scales at 62.5kg, Mahalia has lost a third of her body weight and, at our photoshoot in the beautiful Cook Islands, the singer was only too happy to model swimming costumes in all shapes and sizes and in a rainbow of colours.

Looking more Marilyn Monroe than the Mahalia we saw on The Voice when she was at her largest last year, the 31-year-old oozed confidence and glowed with happiness, modelling both one-pieces and bikinis. “A two-piece swimsuit is hard to wear when you’re a little on the soft side,” she says.

Read more about Sarah’s incredible story of survival exclusively in this week’s issue of Woman’s Day, on sale Monday, November 4, 2013.

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