Carol Vorderman: vegetable soup

Although in the grand scheme of celebrity dieting Carol Vorderman's slimline reinvention was rather low-key, it was nonetheless impressive. Vorderman went from a solid size 12 to a delicate size 10 in a matter of 28 days, under the auspices of detox guru Ko Chohan. The two have subsequently written a book about the process - which involves the consumption of a lot of vegetable soup - so that Carol's adoring public can follow the regime, and just maybe become a bit more like her. Vorderman says that the detox gave her better skin, more energy, less cellulite and inner calm. And that's without even touching on the opportunity to wear inappropriate frocks from Topshop in public.

Carol Vorderman's Detox For Life (Virgin Books, £10.99)