Angellica Bell has revealed she used to go to extreme lengths to try and make herself look smaller while on TV.

The 49-year-old, who is best known for her work on children’s TV including CBBC and Blue Peter, has opened up about her journey with body image, her first presenting paycheque, and 20 years in the spotlight while discussing purchases on podcast Spent! with former CBBC co-host Matt Edmondson.

‘I once bought one of those machines that gives you a six-pack… it’d give you electric shocks to make your tummy go in and in six months you’d have a six-pack,’ Angellica said on the podcast, while detailing one of her most ridiculous purchases.

‘It was a waste of money. There was a time where I felt compelled to look a bit smaller on TV.

‘Now I am just like, this is me – I want to have t

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