Watch Matthew Flanagan, who at 19 weighed 31st 3lbs and was told by his doctor that he would be “lucky to make it to the end of the year”, discuss how he went from 31st to 14st - a loss of 17st - in order to help save his sister’s life.
“We’ve done it like a proper rock and roll band. We’re not an industry plant and we haven’t got any rich celebrity parents helping us out.”
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