Karren Brady Flaunts Impressive Weight Loss in Latest Family Photos

Baroness Karren Brady recently flaunted her impressive weight loss in a series of delightful family photos she posted on Instagram this past Friday.

The 57-year-old business mogul spent an enjoyable day at Chessington World of Adventures with her husband, Paul Peschisolido, 54, their daughter Sophia, and her grandchildren, all gathered to celebrate her grandson Leo’s second birthday.

In the cheerful pictures, Karren radiated happiness, showing off her newly slim physique in a chic brown wool coat as she posed warmly with her family.

She captioned the post: ‘We celebrated gorgeous Leo’s 2nd birthday at Chessington World of Adventures.

“He loved every single minute, especially the Gruffalo River Ride, while George took it all in from his pram (though it won’t be long before he’s joining in on the rides!),” she shared.

“Paul and I are very lucky to have special family days like these,” she added, punctuating her sentiment with a heart emoji.

Baroness Karren Brady continued to show off her weight loss as she shared sweet family snaps to Instagram on Friday (pictured with her husband Paul and their grandchildren Leo and George)

It comes after Karren addressed the speculation surrounding her newly slimmed-down figure, after being hit by accusations that it was the result of weight loss medications.

She denied using the jabs and insisted her body transformation was achieved the old-fashioned way, through a controlled diet and regular exercise.

Speaking to The Sun about her weight loss, she claimed that asking questions about how she’d shed the pounds was an effort to ‘belittle’ her or ‘make her feel insecure’.

‘I’m not on Ozempic, but questions about women’s weight come up far more often than they should,’ she said. ‘I’d much prefer the conversation to be focused around my work.’

Karren went on: ‘Anyone can do anything they want to their own body. I have no problem with it at all. But people think they know something they don’t know, or they just presume.

‘And so what if I was? And what if I wasn’t? It would be my choice. I think the way people talk about women’s bodies is certainly an effort to belittle them or make them feel insecure.

‘I’ve been called too fat, too thin and everything in between. I’ve had a lifetime of it. All I want is to feel strong, physically and mentally.’

She previously admitted to losing as much as five kilograms before every Apprentice launch, ‘so I look my normal weight and I don’t look huge next to Alan [Sugar] as he’s so fit and healthy’.

The businesswoman, 57, enjoyed a fun-filled day out at Chessington World of Adventures with her husband, Paul Peschisolido, 54, daughter Sophia, and her grandchildren as they celebrated her grandson Leo’s second birthday

But Karren, who is the vice chairman of West Ham United, says Lord Sugar has been something of a health kick buddy.

‘He is great, he is very fit. He and my husband cycle when we go away on holiday. He is super fit himself, so if anyone is giving tips, it is him to me.

‘We went around Italy, which was lovely, on Lord Sugar’s boat. It was incredible. He is really lovely and has a wonderful family.’

A regular gym-goer, the mother of two insists she’s worked hard to incorporate frequent exercise into her hectic lifestyle.

‘You have to find the time to go, particularly as you get older,’ she said. ‘I have a very set routine that I do, but it’s mainly cardiovascular and weights, and I don’t mind the odd swim.

‘I go three or four times a week. I never have set days, because I’ve got a full-time job, then I have to go to the House of Lords often to vote, so I fit it in where I can.’

The businesswoman recently revealed that her weight loss was triggered by becoming a grandmother, after her daughter, Sophia Peschisolido welcomed sons, Leo and George.

Karren said: ‘I have been on a health kick, I became a grandma, and I wanted to be a fit, healthy grandma, so I started eating healthy and exercising.

It comes after Karren showcased her weight loss on Instagram on Friday, wearing a short-sleeved lace white blouse tucked into a bold pair of green trousers, finished with a Chanel belt

Karren pictured in 2008 

‘I haven’t joined [the Ozempic Club] – bloody hard work. It is okay losing it, it is keeping it off.

‘I have lost quite a bit – I don’t know, though, as I don’t weigh myself. I feel better for it. It is good because everything you put on fits.’

It comes as Apprentice candidate Kieran McCartney quit the show after back-to-back task failures – storming out of the boardroom before Lord Sugar could fire him.

Kieran, 27, lost the latest challenge to create a pet lifestyle brand and product, as well as his deal with Lord Sugar. 

During last week’s episode, the estate agent struck a dramatic ‘win or walk’ agreement with the business mogul, 79, after landing on the losing team in a live shopping channel task.

He said: ‘I’ve been project manager twice on the same task, if I stay in this process, I would like to be the project manager on task 10 to prove to you what I can do. If I lose, we shake hands, I walk out.’ 

Lord Sugar instead fired his rival, Conor Galvin, before granting Kieran his request – with a warning.

‘You wanted to be project manager,  you’ve got it,’ he said. ‘The bad news is, it’s got nothing to do with selling houses.’ Kieran stood firm, replying: ‘If I lose, I’ll walk.’

However, the pact spectacularly backfired when Kieran lost Thursday evening’s challenge, as his cat product failed to attract sales.

After missing out on a place in the final five and the chance to secure Lord Sugar’s £250,000 investment, Kieran said: ‘It was win or walk. I’m not a beg. I’m not going to beg for my place, a deal’s a deal and Lord Sugar hasn’t seen the last of me.’ 

Kieran added: ‘I think I am quite loud and out there, and I am quite an easy person to blame if it all goes wrong because I put my ideas out, whereas some people don’t get noticed as much. I could have stayed if I had fought for my spot.’

Alongside Kieran’s departure, his teammate Rothna Akhtar, who confessed to a fear of animals, was also fired from the process. 

Reflecting on her exit, she said: ‘It was disappointing in that immediate moment, but it wasn’t a complete shock because I was standing against Dan, who I knew had a really good business. 

‘I was in shock because I was so close to the final five, and I just felt this wave of disappointment. But slight relief because it’s an intense process. It was gut-wrenching when you’re so close to making final five.’

The Apprentice airs on Thursdays on BBC One and is available to stream on iPlayer.