A Slimming World Consultant from Helensburgh celebrated their group’s success by meeting chat show host and comedian, Alan Carr.
Alan, a well-loved TV personality, co-hosted the annual Slimming World Awards with the organisation’s founder and chair Margaret Miles-Bramwell OBE.
Bernadette McParland, who runs a Slimming World group at St Joseph's Church Hall every Thursday, was delighted to get a chance to meet Alan, and said it was the perfect end to a fantastic year for the Helensburgh Slimming World group.
“The members at our Helensburgh group make me burst with pride," she said.
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"Not only have they seen big changes on the scales, many have improved their health and completely changed their lives too.
“For many people, taking that first step into a Slimming World group takes a huge amount of courage.
"Watching people grow in confidence each week and take on things that they didn’t think possible before losing weight absolutely amazes me.
"I feel proud of the small part I play in supporting people to achieve their dreams and to celebrate alongside them when they do, so I was honoured to represent the Helensburgh group at the Slimming World Awards.
"Alan was left in awe of the difference Slimming World makes to people’s lives too.”
Alan, who presented comedy chat show Chatty Man on Channel 4, said it was great to meet Bernadette at the event, which was held at Birmingham’s International Convention Centre.
He said: “I met so many people who had transformed their lives and it was clear how much the support they received from their ‘Slimming World family’ meant to them.
"Every one of them spoke passionately about how they couldn’t have made those changes to eat more healthily and become more active without the support of Consultants like Bernadette and their group every week."
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