'I don't want to be part of those lies': Coronation Street's Jennie McAlpine slams previous reports of 'wishing' for gastric band surgery and refuses to be airbrushed

Published: 18:21 GMT, 24 February 2017 | Updated: 08:12 GMT, 25 February 2017

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As a regular Coronation Street cast-member since 2001, she's used to taking part in photo-shoots and doing magazine interviews.

And on Friday, Jennie McAlpine, 33, revealed that she's never considered gastric band surgery, despite a popular magazine once reporting that she 'wished' she had it done.

Taking to her fellow Loose Women panellists, the actress, who takes on the role of Fiz in the popular ITV soap, revealed: 'I wish I could tell you that I’d had a gastric band but I haven’t.'

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Not true: Jennie McAlpine, 33, revealed on Loose Women that she's never considered gastric band surgery, despite a popular magazine once reporting that she 'wished' she had it done

'I would always be asked and on this one photo shoot I did the interview and I was asked how I lost weight and I said oh do you know what? I’m bored with this,' she revealed to Andrea McLean, Nadia Sawalha, Leah Bracknell and Kaye Adams.

Looking pretty in a semi-sheer floral blouse, with a vest top underneath and skinny black jeans, it's hard to believe the beauty would have struggled with the standards in the beauty industry.

'You go to these shoots and they have a stylist and they say we’ve got this rail of clothes for you to wear Jenny you’ll look fabulous,' she relayed the process.

'And I’ll say no, this is really not me. And they’ll go no honestly put them on and do you know what? If they don’t work, we can make it look better in the edit.'

Having a chat: The Coronation Street star discussed her frustrations with airbrushing and lies with Andrea McLean, Nadia Sawalha, Leah Bracknell and Kaye Adams

Didn't happen: The actress revealed, 'I wish I could tell you that I’d had a gastric band but I haven’t'

'This is really not me!' She hit back at stylists who told her in the past they'll edit her to look good

And she didn't seem hesitant in her response, firing back: 'Absolutely no! I refuse, I don’t want to be part of those lies really.'

'So I said no, I want to look OK in the dress and light me well, put my makeup on and that’ll do if there’s still a few bumps lets go with it.'

Jennie is no stranger to the Loose Women panel and during her last trip in January she revealed that she opted for a secret wedding because she hated being the 'centre of attention'.

The star and her partner Chris Farr decided a month before their nuptials to get hitched with just two witnesses in Manchester last year.

Stylish: Looking pretty in a semi-sheer floral blouse, with a vest top underneath and skinny black jeans, it's hard to believe the beauty would have struggled with the standards in the beauty industry

'I don’t want to be part of those lies really': Jennie was adamant she wanted to be portrayed as her true self during photo shoots and magazines

Long-running portrayal: Jennie has been taking on the role of Fiz on Coronation Street since 2001

She explained: 'We live Manchester and had to do it in the city centre and our name was up there for 28 days and nobody saw. Secret is not the word, more surprise!

'People have said "weren’t your friends really annoyed?", but I thought what kind of friends would they be? I hope not!

'I love a good wedding, I do and I hope I’m invited to lots of them, I love a big wedding but for myself I wanted low-key. I didn’t want to be the centre of attention.

Low-key: Jennie previously revealed she opted for a secret wedding with longterm partner Chris Farr last year because she hated being the 'centre of attention'

Just the two of us: The star and her partner Chris Farr decided a month before their nuptials to get hitched with just two witnesses in Manchester last year

Despite it being just the two of them, the TV favourite insists she wouldn't have had it any other way - and feels 'complete' since tying the knot.

The couple have been together for more than a decade and have a two-year-old son named Albert.

Chris and Jennie both run Manchester restaurant and teashop Annie's - opening the eatery in 2012.