Melissa McCarthy shows off 35kg weight loss from low-carb diet

Melissa McCarthy hasn’t just lost 35kg - the actress has also succeeded in doing what some feel is even harder, and that’s keeping the pounds from coming back.

Wowing with her impressively slimmer figure at the People’s Choice Awards last week, Melissa won Favourite Comedic Movie Actress at the awards show.

Now a size 14, McCarthy has been showing off her weight loss since January of 2015, using a high-protein, low-carb diet.

And while Melissa usually can’t resist a joke, she’s serious about the topic of body image. Prior to starting her own fashion line, Seven7, McCarthy attacked body-shamers, stating "People don’t stop at size 12."

Melissa revealed that she feels there is a "big thing missing" when it comes to the fashion industry, with malls tending to “segregate plus-size [women]." McCarthy described how plus-size sections tend to be "upstairs hidden by the tire section," mocking the reasoning behind that layout.

"'We’ll put you gals over there because we don’t want to see you and you probably don’t want to be seen,'" she said.

But while Melissa is fierce in her belief that women of all sizes and shapes deserve to be able to choose beautiful clothes that flatter their figures, she’s also devoted to her low-carb diet, which she began because of her children.