Overview
- Claire Kane, 40, reduced her weight from nearly 30st to 10st 11.5lbs, a loss of 18st 7.5lbs over three years, to win the 2025 title.
- She first joined Slimming World in 2016 to meet IVF criteria and conceived naturally nine months later after losing about 8st.
- Following weight regain tied to grief and the Covid lockdown, she rejoined her local group in August 2022 and committed to weekly sessions.
- Kane credits the Food Optimising plan, group accountability and an activity programme for the change, and says she used neither weight‑loss drugs nor surgery.
- Her improved health now allows active parenting and events such as a local 10k, with daily life no longer limited by shortness of breath.