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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Fran Bowden & Saffron Otter

Mum, 34, who couldn't fit through the turnstile at football games loses 11st for her son

A size 28 mum who could not fit through the turnstile at football matches as a teen says she has lost more than 11 stone so she could be there for her son.

Amy Woolliscroft, now a size 10, had always struggled with her size and was 15 stone at 15 following her parents' divorce.

The 34-year-old, who hated seeing her reflection, turned to comfort eating following her own relationship breakdown but was shocked into taking action by her festive photos from Christmas 2017.

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