Thatcham slimmer meets comedian at award ceremony

Jo Obbard, who runs a Slimming World group at Thatcham Memorial Hall every Tuesday and one at Spurcroft Primary School every Wednesday, met Paddy McGuinness when he co-hosted the Slimming World Awards with the organisation’s chair and founder Margaret Miles-Bramwell OBE.
Jo said meeting Paddy at the event, which was held at Birmingham’s International Convention Centre, was the highlight of a great year for the Thatcham Slimming World group.
She said: "Obviously the most important thing of all is that the group have lost weight and improved their health throughout 2013 and I’m so proud of all of my members – many of them have achieved their target weights and been able do things they never thought possible before slimming down, including doing more with their families, taking up new hobbies, reducing medication or simply fitting in smaller-sized clothes.
"And they’re helping their entire family to eat more healthily too.
Paddy McGuinness said: "I have to admit the most I knew about Slimming World before the awards was a gag in Peter Kay's routine that refers to Slimming World as being a £1 cheaper than its competitors.
"Jokes aside, I was genuinely amazed to hear about what a difference consultants like Jo make to people’s lives."