EastEnders star Natalie Cassidy admits she still calls herself 'ugly' despite her weight loss - after being cruelly bullied as a child Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.com By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 19:50 EDT, 24 July 2024 | Updated: 19:55 EDT, 24 July 2024 e-mail View comments Natalie Cassidy has shared that even after her recent weight loss , she still struggles with body insecurities and calls herself 'ugly.' The actress, 41, who has played Sonia Fowler on the soap for 31 years, faced cruel bullying as a child over her size before slimming down six years ago, and in a new interview shared how she still 'doesn't have that confidence' about her figure.
Natalie told The Sun that her relationship with food stemmed from her late mother, who she described as a 'feeder', and shared that bullies would call her 'Fat Nat.' Describing her insecurities, she said: 'I can be somewhere and feel a million dollars and not even think about my weight. 'But put me in another situation, with a different group of people, and I'll feel like the ugliest person in the room.
And that is me being 100 per cent honest. Natalie Cassidy has shared that even after her recent weight loss , she still struggles with body insecurities and calls herself 'ugly' (left in 2022 and right in 2001) The actress, who has played Sonia Fowler on the soap for 31 years, faced cruel bullying as a child over her size before slimming down six years ago 'I don't think I've ever — no matter what weight.