Mariah's skinny jeans

Mariah Carey has revealed that she has lost so much weight that she can now fit into the same jeans that she wore when she was 16 years old.

The 38-year-old singer said on the Oprah Winfrey show that she has lost weight by a rigorous regime of diet and exercise, and feels great to be able to fit into her skinny jeans.

She said: "My jean size went down to my 10th grade size. I got tired of people telling me, 'You need to lose weight.' That's what inspired me.

"For me, it's not about a number on a scale. It's not about necessarily even a size. It's about feeling good and being comfortable in your own skin. Right now, I feel really great. I feel better than I've ever felt."

The diva disclosed that the food she misses more than anything else is macaroni cheese because to her the dish was "comfort food".