A weight loss consultant met a television presenter when her organisation celebrated its 50th anniversary.

Donna Sinclair, who runs the Slimming World group at the Royston Club in St Albans and the St Marks Church Hall in Colney Heath, met former X Factor contestant Rylan Clark-Neal at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham.

Rylan, who has ties to the organisation from co-hosting the annual Slimming World Awards with the founder Margaret Miles Bramwell, said: “I met so many people who have lost incredible amounts of weight and made a huge difference to their lives.

“Every one of them spoke passionately about how they couldn’t have made those changes to eat more healthily and become more active without the support of their consultant and group every week, so people like Donna are clearly worth their weight in gold.”

Donna said: “I couldn’t be prouder of my members, not only have they lost fantastic amounts of weight through 2018, with many of them hitting their target weights they’ve also improved their health, boosted their confidence and are heading into 2019 with new healthy habits that will stay with them for life.”

She added: “Watching people change before my eyes and start being able to do things that they didn’t think possible before losing weight absolutely amazes me…. Rylan was blown away by the difference Slimming World makes to people’s lives too.”

Donna continued: “We’re hoping our golden year will be even more successful and we have a string of exciting activities planned to celebrate our 50th birthday in style, including the launch of brand-new websites and apps, golden events and special publications.”

For more information on Slimming World go to www.slimmingworld.co.uk or call Donna on 07791326450.