LighterLife in the news
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May 2012
The Chocolate Pick Me Up
Friday 11th,
East London Enquirer,
Essex Enquirer
Chocolate has been named the biggest ‘pick
me up’ for Essex residents. Includes comment from Dr
Hilary.
Slimline Bonnie now on song
Thursday 10th,
South Wales Evening Post,
Contactmusic, Orange
UK (web)
Article about Bonnie Tyler's weight loss.
Bonnie Tyler shows off her slimline figure
Wednesday 9th,
Mail Online
Bonnie Tyler shows off her amazing figure after losing 1.5 stone on
the LighterLife programme in 3 months.
Diabetes – a ticking time-bomb we just can’t
ignore
Tuesday 8th May, Daily Mirror
Brad Yates is in the Daily Mirror’s Your Health section as part of
a feature about the dangers of diabetes. A type 2 diabetic for
14 years, Brad no longer needs to take any medication for the
condition after losing weight with LighterLife.
Who needs a gastric band? Not me!
Sunday 6th, Take it
Easy
Sarah Morgan discusses her weight loss after dropping to a size
10.
The healthy way to lose some weight
Saturday 5th, Herts
Advertiser
Nutitionist Francesca Havens discusses healthy ways to lose weight,
LighterLife is mentioned as a ‘weight loss regime’ which offers
lots of support and will have people eating healthier.
Vicious comments spurred policewomen to shed 14st
Saturday
5th, West Sussex County Times
Carolyn Kendall lost 14st in less than a year
We're half the women we used to be
Thursday 3rd, Good
Housekeeping
Lucy Aley-Parker is featured in this weight loss piece after losing
3st.
Policewomen Carolyn sheds an amazing 14st
Thursday 3rd,
West Sussex Gazette
Carolyn Kendall features in this local paper talking about her 14st
weight loss.
April 2012
I was the size of a sumo
Wednesday 25th, My Weekly
Pauline Quirke discusses her huge weight loss. LighterLife is
mentioned.
Strictly Inverness 2012: Meet the Friday dancers
Tuesday
24th April, Highland News
Inverness dancing competition features LighterLife client Lisa
Stratford.
My rapid weight loss put me in hospital
Tuesday 24th
April, Daily Mail
Letter from a woman who lost 2st on LighterLife but unfortunately
became unwell with gallstones.
Why dieting makes you fat
Tuesday 24th April, Daily
Mail
Article about a mother of three who has failed many diets and who
continues to yo-yo in weight.
I feel as light as a feather...
Sunday 22nd April,
Manchester Evening News
Pauline Quirke discusses her weight loss in conjunction with the
Birds of a Feather theatre show.
Meet this year's dancing couples
Friday 20th April,
Highland News
Lisa Stratford is featured and mentions losing weight on the
programme.
The price of a dream body
Wednesday 18th April, Take a
Break
Pauline Allen is featured after she lost 15 stone on the
programme, but found it had a detrimental effect on her love
life.
The Birds are back!
Wednesday 18th April, Woman's Own
Magazine
Article in conjunction with the Birds of a Feather
tour.
Weight is over for couple who shed 22 stone
Wednesday 18th
April, Macclesfield Express
Debbie and Iain Whatmore appeared in this regional newspaper
after losing a staggering 22 stone between them.
How the slimmer you can keep those pounds off
forever
Monday 16th April, The Sun
Sun Woman have run an article about celebrities who have put weight
on and Pauline is one of those mentioned and pictured (she actually
looks fabulous in the picture).
Dramatic Weight Loss
Thursday 12th April, Newark
Advertiser
Pauline Quirke discusses her weight loss in conjunction to the
release of her book and the opening of her theatre show.
Action girl Kate is up to the challenge
Tuesday 10th
April, Daily Record
LighterLife client Kate Colley is featured in this regional paper
detailing her 9 stone weight loss on the programme.
Childhood sweethearts who shared love of food above all else shed
22 stone between them
Friday 6th April, Mail Online
LighterLife clients Debbie and Iain Whatmore share the story of
their combined weight loss on the programme.
Wow look at us now
Thursday 5th April, The Sunday
Post
Coverage of LighterLife client Lisa Craig
We're half the people we used to be
Thursday 5th April,
Daily Star
LighterLife clients Debbie and Iain Whatmore lost a combined 22
stone on the programme.
Bride to be in weight loss success
Thursday 5th April,
Arbroath Today (Web)
LighterLife client Kate Colley lost weight on the programme in time
to fit in to her dream size 10 wedding dress.
Strangled in Sleep
Thursday 5th April, Times of Oman
LighterLife client Sarah Morgan’s obstructive sleep apnoea was
cured when she went on the LighterLife programme.
Introducing my granddaughter Lila
Wednesday 4th April,
Best
Linda Robson is featured in this week’s Bella magazine talking
about her new granddaughter and the Birds Of A Feather tour. She
mentions that she and Pauline have their LighterLife soups
and bars in their dressing room.
Bride to be in weight loss success
Wednesday 4th April,
Arbroath Herald
Coverage of LighterLife client Kate Colley
Overweight since her teens Claire tried endless
diets
Tuesday 3rd April, Belfast Telegraph
A feature covering 3 case studies including LighterLife client
Barbara Mladek
New-look Kate an inspiration
Monday 2nd April, Dundee
Courier
Feature on LighterLife client Kate Colley
Birds of a Feather Linda on joy of being a granney...and getting to
a size 12
Sunday 1st April, Sunday Mirror,
Mirror Online
Interview with Linda Robson mention of her
weight loss with LighterLife
March 2012
Southport slimmer loses 8 stone
Friday 30th March,
Southport Visitor
Feature on LighterLife client Caroline Pearson
An engagement ring helped me lose 11 stone!
Tuesday 27th
March, Bella
LighterLife client Michelle Arthur appears in today's issue of
Bella magazine
New-Look Amanda takes centre stage
Monday 26th March,
Solihull Observer
Feature on LighterLife client Amanda Dodd
The Super Slimmers
Sunday 25th March, Stella (The Sunday
telegraph)
LighterLife client Gemma Todd features in this 'Super Slimmers'
feature.
Pole-dancing is a real killer...
Sunday 25th March, The
Independent on Sunday
Crime writer Elizabeth Haynes mentions she is on the LighterLife
programme in an interview.
An Arresting Success Story
Friday 23rd March,
HemelHempstead Herald Express
LighterLife Lite client Janine Stevenson, a police woman who
lost 3 stone on the programme front page feature.
New Look Amanda Takes Centre Stage
Thursday 22nd March,
Solihull Observer
LighterLife client Amanda Dodd features in the Solihull Observer,
in an article about her 7st weight loss
I stopped breathing every time I slept
Wednesday 21st
March, Scottish Daily Express (web)
LighterLife client Sarah Morgan diagnosed with OSA due to being
overweight.
We're all tee totally happy
Wednesday 21st March, Scottish
Sun (web)
LighterLife client Lisa Obena speaks about becoming tee-total after
becoming fed up with her unhealthy lifestyle.
The advice I had to give to Linda
Wednesday 21st March,
Yours
Feature on Pauline and Linda’s weight loss in conjunction with the
release of their new theatre show.
I stopped breathing every time I slept
Tuesday 20th March,
Daily Express,
Daily Express web
LighterLife client Sarah Morgan
diagnosed with OSA due to being overweight.
Why we are all tee totally happy
Tuesday 20th March, The
Sun,
The Sun (web)
LighterLife client Lisa Obena speaks
about becoming tee-total after becoming fed up with her unhealthy
lifestyle.
I spent most of my professional life being
terrified
Tuesday 20th March, Express & Star (Walsall,
Stafford, Wolverhampton, Shorposhire & Sandwell)
Feature on Pauline Quirke's weight loss in conjunction with the
release of their new stage show.
Life's Little Quirkes
Tuesday 20th March, South London
Press
Feature on Pauline Quirke's weight loss in conjunction with the
release of their new stage show.
There is a lot less of Birds of a Feather Star Pauline
Quirke
Saturday 17th March, Basildon Evening Echo
Feature on Pauline's weight loss in conjunction with release of her
new book.
Where did Pauline go?
Friday 16th, Irish News
(Belfast)
Feature on Pauline Quirke’s weight loss in conjunction with the
release of her new book.
I'm not the woman I used to be
Friday 16th, Liverpool
Post
Feature on Pauline Quirke’s weight loss in conjunction with the
release of her new book.
Losing weight is no joke for Owen
Wednesday 14th, Rhymney
Valley Express
Article on LighterLife client Owen Money.
I got stuck in the bath
Wednesday 14th, New!
Article on Pauline Quirkes weight loss
Pauline's new Quirky show
Wednesday 14th, Express and Star
(Dudley)
Article on the opening of the new Birds of a Feather Show.
The Incredible Slimming Mums
Tuesday 13th, Bella
Case study Jenny Van Der Westhuizen.
What made me change? The shame of not being able to do up a plane
seatbelt
Tuesday 13th, Colchester Gazette & Basildon
Echo
In conjunction with the release of her new book Pauline Quirke
talks about her weight loss.
Pauline’s quirky new show
Tuesday 13th, Shropshire
Star
Article on the new Birds of a Feather stage show. LighterLife
mentioned
How Pauline gave us Food for Thought
Tuesday 13th, Belfast
Telegraph Morning
Article on Northern Ireland facing a ‘tsunami’ of obesity. Based
around Pauline Quirke’s weight loss.
Quirke: Ive lost enough weight
Tuesday 13th, MSN UK
Pauline Quirke on her weight loss.
Losing weight is no joke for Owen
Tuesday 13th, Merthyr
Express
Article on LighterLife client Owen Money
The hip was the beginning of it
Sunday 11th March,
Yorkshire Evening Post
In conjunction with the release of her new book Pauline talks about
her weight loss.
One of Life’s Little Quirkes
Sunday 11th March, Belfast
Evening Telegraph
In conjunction with the release of her new book Pauline talks about
her weight loss.
Kindest Cut for Fatties
Sunday 11th March, Sunday
Mirror
Fiona McIntosh talks about Pauline Quirke's and her own weight
loss, obesity and how the overweight shouldn't be given
handouts.
Now fats how to do it
Sunday 11th March, Sunday
Mercury
Kat Keogh discusses Pauline Quirke’s weight
loss and how she didn’t make excuses as to why she was
overweight.
Little Quirkes
Saturday 10th March, Belfast
Telegraph
In conjunction with the release of her new book Pauline Quirke
talks about her weight loss.
Pauline's Lighter Side
Saturday 10th March, East Anglian
Daily Times
In conjunction with the release of her new book Pauline Quirke
talks about her weight loss.
Pauline's Light as a Feather
Saturday 10th March, Eastern
Daily Press
In conjunction with the release of her new book Pauline Quirke
talks about her weight loss.
Humiliation and ill health forced me to lose
weight
Saturday 10th March, Western Daily Press
In conjunction with the release of her new book Pauline Quirke
talks about her weight loss.
Don't mind your P's and Q's
Saturday 10th March, Western
Mail
Interview with Pauline.
We are still the same birds (give or take a stone or
two)
Saturday 10th March, Daily Mail
Pauline Quirke, Linda Robson and Lesley Joseph discuss their new
stage show and their weight loss.
Comedian loses four stone after 'eating dust' for three
months
Friday 9th March, Wales Online
Owen Money features in this article with a mention about how he is
maintaining his weight loss.
LighterLife
Friday 9th March, Waterford Today
Irish client tells her weight loss story.
Slimline Sally's cabaret debt
Friday 9th March, Solihull
News
Amanda Dodd is featured in this regional paper for losing 7
stone.
Peaks and leeks in charity challenge
Thursday 8th March,
Luton News
LighterLife client Simon Humphrey is part of a party planning to
reach the summit of 15 mountains for charity.
Why big is no longer beautiful
Thursday 8th March, The
Daily Telegraph
Judith Woods has written a piece on how celebrities once celebrated
their curves but are now slimming down.
Lighter than Life
Wednesday 7th March, Daily Mirror Irish
addition
LighterLife client Sylvia Heffernan feature.
Pauline's fall from the diet wagon
Wednesday 7th March,
Bella
Pauline Quirke admits she has done the LighterLife diet before -
and failed.
Fast Vs Slow - which way should you go
Saturday 3rd March,
Woman Feel Good Series
Feature on celebrities weight loss including Linda Robson
mention.
The Star Diets That Worked For Us
Thursday 1st March,
Womans Diet Special
Explanation into how the weekly counselling sessions helped change
Pardip's relationship with food.
February 2012
Achieve sustainable weight loss and a healthier
lifestyle
Wednesday 29th February, FemaleFirst
Interview with Dr Hilary Jones about how to achieve sustainable
weight loss and a healthier lifestyle
Light as a Feather
Wednesday 29th February, Best
Feature on Pauline Quirke, Linda Robson and Lesley Josephs weight
loss.
I wanted to die...
Wednesday 29th February, Bella
Reveals the reasons behind Pauline Quirke's dramatic weight
loss.
I'm going deaf
Wednesday 29th February, Woman's Own
Magazine
Mention of Pauline Quirke's weight loss.
Goodbye to my comedy fat suit dresses and two million oversized
black tops
Sunday 26th February, The Mail On Sunday/Mail
Online
Pauline Quirke discusses her weight loss
Get a boyfriend, put on weight
Saturday 25th February, IOL
(web)
A story based on the 'Love Stone' survey release.
Star slimmer Pauline gives everyone hope
Saturday 25th
February, Bolton News
Article on the release of Pauline Quirke's new book.
I lost over half my body weight - in a year
Thursday 23rd
February, Best Diet Special
LighterLife client Terry-Ann Hall featured in a double page
spread.
Star Slimmer Pauline gives everyone hope
Thursday 23rd
February, Bolton News
Pauline Quirke article on the release of her book.
Shape Up!
Wednesday 22nd February, Closer
How Pauline inspired Linda's weight loss
We fell in love and into the fat trap
Tuesday 21st
February, Bella
Bella meets two couples who battle the dreaded marital bliss
bulge.
I had lost track of how fat I'd become
Tuesday 21st
February, Mail Online
The humiliating moments actress Pauline Quirke knew she had to lose
weight.
Why do so many of the rich and famous destroy their
bodies
Tuesday 21st February, The Daily Telegraph
Online
A Stone's throw away...
Monday 20th February, Bucks Free
Press
The regional paper for Amersham have published an article
following the opening of the new LighterLife business.
Fat Cheque from Slim Mum
Monday 20th February, West
Briton
LighterLife client Dani Yeats lost 3 stone in 3 months to raise
money for Shelterbox.
Amazing Shrinking Celebrities
Sunday 19th February, The
Mail on Sunday (You)
Pauline Quirke has been featured amongst other celebrities who have
lost weight.
I was carrying another whole person's weight of fat. All all
because the lady loves milk tray
Sunday 19th February, The
Mail on Sunday
Pauline Quirke on her weight loss.
A year on 23 stone off
Sunday 19th February, You
Magazine
LighterLife clients Ane-Marie Wallace-Greening and Emma Hogg
featured in this article on weightloss.
Does falling in love mid-life contribute to mid-life weight
gain
Friday 17th February, Fab After Fifty (blog)
Generated from the 'Love Stone' press release.
Linda Robson and Pauline Quirke's weight loss
Friday 17th
February, Dewsbury Weekly Press
Is Love Making Us Fat?
Thursday 16th February, More
Magazine
The 'Love Stone' survey is on More Magazine's website.
Love is in the air, and in the belly
Thursday 16th
February, Female First (website)
The 'Love Stone' survey is on the popular women's website.
Soup-er Slimmer
Thursday 16th February, Nuneaton
Telegraph
Tory Counsellor Heather Johnson's weight loss story.
Britain's fattest woman
The Sun
40 stone Brenda is Britain's fattest woman
The Sun
The truth about our weight loss
Closer
I didn't want to be the fat friend
Best
Does gaining a partner mean gaining weight
AOL UK
Soup - er slimmer
Coventry Telegraph
We lost 12 stone between us
Mail Online
A healthier new year as Romford loses 396 stone!
Romford and Havering Post
Fundraiser goes to great lengths.
Helston Packet
Pauline swamped by her man sized jacket at broadcast awards.
Mail Online
LighterLife and it's unique Counselling element (including a link
to our website).
Healthy Soul
Hertford one of 2011's top towns for weight loss.
Hertfordshire Mercury
Members of town diet group are huge losers!
Buntington and Royston Mercury
Exclusive pictures of Linda's weight loss!
Bella
Pauline's full of her night out
Best
Linda Robson loses weight after co-stars dramatic slimming.
Evening Express
I'm half the mum I used to be
The Echo
Linda Robson showed she has still go willpower
The Sun (Betty Brisk column)
January 2012
I didn't want to be Pauline's fat friend - Linda Robson.
Women
Linda Robson loses 3 stone thanks to Pauline Quirke
AOL Lifestyle
Birds of a feather slim together
Express.co.uk
I used to be a 20 but now Pauline and I are size 12s
Mail Online
Linda Robsons dramatic weight loss
Mirror.co.uk
Linda Robson's as light as a feather
Sun Online
How we totally lost it’ A feature on celebrity weightloss including
Pauline Quirke a LighterLife
Daily Star on Sunday
Suddenly I was the fat one… and I wasn’t standing for it!
Daily Mail (Weekend)
Linda Robson loses weight after seeing Birds of a Feather co-star
Pauline Quirke shed 8st
Mail Online
Which diet plan will work for you?
Evening News
What is Lighterlife?
Around Town
Dr Hilary Jones on loosing weight and maintaining a healthly
lifestyle
Zimbio (web)
Local slimmers shed 544 stone
Wales Online/Glamorgan Gazette
Fab after Fifty
Blog
Recipe for promoting a healthy reaction
The Herald
Loose weight to change your life
Shropshire Star, North and South
Covert Lobby groups for business to be exposed
The independent
Between us we've lost 28st!
Woman's Own Diet Special
Shedding for the wedding!
Absolute Bridal
It's time to live my life
Woman
Diet Dilemmas - Dr Hilary Jones answers your diet questions
Now Magazine
New Television advert with Pauline feature
Best (17th January)
Client Devinya Leader speaks about her phenomenal 10 stone weight
loss
Yahoo UK (10th January)
Minister sheds 11 stones in 11 months
Spalding Guardian
Why are we seeing less of our favourite celebrities?
Daily Express
Pauline Quirke features in Woman & Home.
Woman & Home
LighterLife client loses weight and generates money for Juvenile
Diabetes Research Foundation
Andover Advertiser
The right diet for you
Good Housekeeping
Celebrity Slimmers and Sinners
Bella
How we totally lost it!
OK! Magazine
Shrinking Stars of 2011
Now Magazine
Pauline explains her weight loss
Best