Overview

• James Garner, 35, once weighed more than 26 stone and suffered severe sleep apnoea that left his wife unable to wake him during a January 9 episode.
• He joined a local Slimming World group on January 10, 2023, choosing its food optimising plan over weight‑loss injections and shifting to home‑cooked, prepared meals with gradual exercise.
• He lost about four stone by May 2023 and hit his target weight of 12 stone on December 24, 2024, which he says he has maintained.
• He was named Slimming World’s Man of the Year 2025 after being nominated by fellow members of the Littleport group.
• The transformation improved fitness and family life, and it boosted his confidence to grow his Chuckl comedy business and scout talent at the Edinburgh Fringe.