Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Sophie Watson & Sam Elliott-Gibbs

'I've shed a whopping 20st but the NHS refuses to pay for the removal of my excess skin'

A super slimmer who lost more than half his body weight is being forced to fundraising to have three stone of excess skin removed after the NHS refused to help.

Ashley Spendiff, 42, weighed 36st at his heaviest after gorging on five takeaways a week.

He was so big that he needed two sets of scales to even weigh himself, could only fit into XXXXXXXL t-shirts and wore whopping 58ins wide trousers.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.