He weighed 44 stone, children would laugh at him and he thought about giving up

11-07-2026 05:00 via walesonline.co.uk

He weighed 44 stone, children would laugh at him and he thought about giving up

A sales job and a back injury put Chris Larkin on a road that could have been the end for him

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