Article: Vital: Hubby wanted me to slim,now he's the fattie; LESLEY BURNS' HUSBAND WANTED HER TO LOSE WEIGHT, BUT THERE WASA STRANGE TWIST IN WHAT HAPPENED NEXT, SHE TELLS MARGARET MALLON.(Features)

Byline: MARGARET MALLON

FOR years Lesley Burns' husband John nagged her to lose weight, but it was her friends who eventually persuaded her it was time to slim down.

The mother-of-two had ignored John's pleas and steadfastly refused to go on a diet - despite the size 22 labels on her clothes.

The hairdresser, from Hamilton, said: 'I'd always been chubby and after having my two sons the weight had just piled on.

'But I was quite happy with my size - and the more my husband mentioned my weight the more I dug my heels in.

'Everyone else said I carried my weight ...

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