Former Pop Idol winner Michelle McManus made an appearance on Tuesday's Loose Women, with viewers left amazing as she appeared to have not aged a day since her show stint 20 years ago.
The singer, 43, who has undergone a hair and body transformation in recent years, may have looked rather different but she had remained looking just as youthful as she had in her 20s.
As the show aired, several viewers flocked to X, previously Twitter, to show her with love, and express their shock at her appearance.
One wrote: "Michelle is such a sweetheart!!! She also doesn't look 43. The woman hasn't aged in twenty years", and another added: "Michelle McManus looks incredible omg!!!!"
However, despite viewers praising her past and present looks, Michelle recalled the many hurtful fat-shaming comments she had received during her time on Pop Idol.
Fight back tears, she told the panel: "It was really difficult. I don't know why I'm getting emotional now, it was twenty years ago."
Fans expressed sympathy for Michelle as she opened up about the past abuse, with one writing: "Wow poor Michelle. So sad that twenty years on the abuse obviously cuts deep."
"It's horrific this woman is still so affected by the hate she got. Love her" added another.
The Glasgow-born singer beat Mark Rhodes to the Pop Idol title in the final of the second and last series of the talent competition.
Her debut single, All This Time, entered the singles chart at number one in January 2004, weeks after her win.
She then went on to release her first and only album to date, The Meaning of Love, which reached number three in the album charts.
She was later dropped by her label BMG a year after her win. But, she then went on to found her own record label McMannii Records in 2007.
Michelle tied the knot with her partner Jeff Nimmo back in 2017, and the couple welcomed their first child, a son called Harry, a year later.
The family-of-three then became a family-of-four in 2022, when Michelle and Jeff welcomed their second child Nicholas.
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