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‘Regrets? Allowing my weight and appearance to consume so much headspace’ – author Jennifer Carroll

The influencer and author documented her weight loss journey, with all its highs and lows, on social media – and her new memoir captures all this and more, including her famous low-calorie spice bag recipe

Jennifer Carroll says she is not sentimental about clothing: 'I’m still only working out my style. Fashion has never been my thing’

Jennifer Carroll knows better than most that food can be an emotional subject.

Growing up in 1990s Tallaght, she was painfully self-conscious about her weight and prone to secret binge-eating. While studying drama at London’s prestigious Goldsmiths College, she became trapped in an abusive relationship which affected both her physical and mental health.

Thankfully, the birth of Carroll’s son Carter proved to be a real turning point. She returned to Dublin, began creating a new ...