The road to success for Rebecca Roberts hasn't been easy. In her seven-year career, the Welsh strongwoman has trained relentlessly to become the best in Wales, the UK and, in 2021, the world - but soon after the pinnacle of her success, she suffered an unimaginable loss.
Her partner - the "best friend" who showed her what she could achieve and helped her become a title-winning strongwoman - died several months after a heart failure diagnosis. "He basically saved my life," Rebecca told WalesOnline.
"When I met him, I was in an extremely bad place mentally. He gave me a new meaning to life and he made me feel like I could achieve things, turned my mentality around and made me a more confident person. When he passed away I was distraught; I'd not only lost my soulmate, I'd lost my coach, my partner, my best friend."
