From Dr Eva’s ‘wipe those tears’ to weight loss drugs fallout – the highs and lows of ‘Operation Transformation’

Pictured at the series 17 finale of Operation Transformation is (back L-R) dietitian Sophie Pratt with leaders Noel O’Connell, Edel O’Malley, Anne Cushen, Michelle Rogan, Darragh Fitzgerald and Dr Sumi Dunne, (front L-R) Dr Eddie Murphy, host Kathryn Thomas and fitness expert Karl Henry. Photo: Andres Poveda

Cian Ó Broin

After 17 seasons on air, Operation Transformation has officially come to an end.

From its infancy on the late Gerry Ryan’s radio programme in 2008, to being marred in controversy in 2022 as thousands petitioned to axe the series over its “triggering” effect on eating disorder patients, the show has certainly tipped both ends of the scale.