'Life is complete': Former Operation Transformation contestant announces birth of baby boy

The Operation Transformation 2023 favourite announced the birth of her baby boy this week 

The 2023 Operation Transformation has said her life is complete after welcoming her baby boy Jack into the world.

Former Operation Transformation leader Marie Louise Clear has had a baby boy.

Clear gave birth to her little boy at Cork University Maternity Hospital last Monday and shared the news on social media this week.

In a post shared on Instagram, she described baby Jack as “just perfect”.

“Mammy and baby Jack are in our own little bubble,” she said.

The Operation Transformation 2023 favourite announced her pregnancy with an emotional social media post last September.

She said she was bursting with joy and happiness to be carrying a baby and acknowledged the weight loss journey that made her dreams come true.

“I have worked so hard to get to this part of my life with weight loss and the amazing journey with Operation Transformation. I am now gaining again but all for the right reasons and I am not one bit worried as I have all the tools to start all over again. One thing I will say, never give up as dreams do come true,” she said.

Marie Clear at the Operation Transformation finale. Picture: Andres Poveda

The Tipperary woman joined Operation Transformation in the hopes of turning her life around.

At the time, the then 32-year-old lived at home in Cashel with her mother, Angela, and worked part-time as a Special Needs Assistant with children with disabilities.

Before the show, she told Dr Eddie that she felt that she "has cameras on her the whole time" as people would often stare at her in public.

Following the show, she committed herself to enjoying things she had previously put off and changed her life.

Clear was born with achondroplasia, a genetic condition that can lead to stunted limb growth.

Clear said her life is now complete after welcoming her healthy baby boy Jack into the world.