Size 24 bridesmaid drops seven stone in a year after 'ruining her best friend's wedding pictures' by being too fat

Karen Copeland, 39, from Stoke-on-Trent, was so ashamed by how overweight she looked into the wedding photos that she dropped seven stone and six dress sizes in just 12 months. Karen, who works as a hairdresser, says the transformation is so dramatic that her customers thought she had left the salon. 'I've gone from a size 22/24 to a size
12 so people really don't believe it - especially because I did it in 12 months,' she said