Obese shop assistant, 22, shamed into losing 10 stone after she sits on garden bench during visit home with new boyfriend - and smashes it to pieces

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23-stone Alexandra Collings, from Treharris, South Wales, had just taken her boyfriend home to meet her mother when she split the garden bench in two. Shopworker Alexandra then also split with her boyfriend - and decided enough was enough before setting out to shift the pounds with an intensive exercise regime. She joined a local slimming group just days after and started a strict of salads and fresh fruit.