Sharon Cuneta may have struggled with her weight over the past year or so, battling body-shaming critics along the way, but the TV host and singer is now happily flaunting a new slim figure.

Wearing a strapless, dark blue dress with transparent sleeves and lacy designs, Cuneta, who has admitted to have gone through a weight-loss program, looked noticeably thinner compared with some of her recent photos.

The photo, which she uploaded on Facebook, was taken during her pictorial for the upcoming kids' edition of "Your Face Sounds Familiar," where she will sit as one of the judges.

"This is [an] unretouched, unedited photo, okay?" she wrote, adding that the singing and impersonation contest will begin airing on January 7.

In an interview on "Tonight with Boy Abunda," Cuneta shared why she decided to shed weight.

"I did what I had to do. Kasi nung napanood ko iyong sarili ko sa birthday special ng 'ASAP' for me, I was shocked. I felt small. I never let my physical obstacles that I had been carrying on my back — I never let those define me. Pero nahiya ako sa fans ko. As an actress, you're supposed to keep yourself looking like a leading lady and apparently I had really crossed the line. And that was a real wake-up call," she said.

According to Cuneta, she tried several diet programs and even went through liposuction. But none of those worked. Until she started an "all-natural" method that she didn't elaborate.

"I wanted to challenge myself. I said, 'Can you do it? Yes, you can. Test your willpower. You know who you are inside. You've been through things worse than this. Taba lang ito.' So before the 'ASAP' tribute, I have gained more than 30 pounds nang hindi ko alam. So from January until now, I've lost 66 pounds," she shared.

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