66-year-old grandmother of eight loses 64kg to fulfil dream of posing naked as a Calendar Girl (LOOK)

An overweight grandmother shed an astonishing 10 stone at the age of 65 to fulfill her lifetime dream of posing naked – as a Calendar Girl.

Linda Thomson, 66, spent most of her life on fad diets trying to tackle her bulging 20 stone body which left her struggling to fit most high street clothing.

Spurred on by the chance to play her dream role in an amateur dramatic production of Calendar Girls the retired supermarket worker lost 10 stone in an impressive 11 months.

Linda Thomson as Miss September after she lost 10 stone to star in an amateur version of Calendar GirlsLinda Thomson as Miss September after she lost 10 stone to star in an amateur version of Calendar Girls

 

Linda Thomson, 66, was embarrassed of her 20 stone body and struggled to keep up with her eight grandchildren
Linda Thomson, 66, was embarrassed of her 20 stone body and struggled to keep up with her eight grandchildren

Linda, 66, was embarrassed of her 20 stone body and struggled to keep up with her eight grandchildren

Linda was embarrassed at not being able to play with her grandchildren and terrified her health was deteriorating so decided to undergo a gastric sleeve operation.

And spurred on by the chance to play her dream role in an amateur dramatic production of Calendar Girls she lost 10 stone in an impressive 11 months.

Linda dropped to a size 14 and bagged a starring role as Celia – known for needing ‘considerably bigger buns’ to cover her chest in the play.

She appeared completely naked in front of the packed Charles Cryer Studio Theatre in Sutton, South London in October 2012.

Thanks to her new-found confidence Linda has now agreed to show off her new body as Miss September in a nude calendar for charity.

The grandmother-of-eight from Sutton, London said: ‘If I had not lost the weight I would never have taken a staring role in Calendar Girls.

lindaSome of the other stars of the amateur version of Calendar Girls, with Linda Thomson (far left) as Miss September after she lost weight and re-gained her confidence
Terrified her health was rapidly deteriorating and she would not be around for her family Linda underwent a gastric sleeve operation in November 2011Terrified her health was rapidly deteriorating and she would not be around for her family Linda underwent a gastric sleeve operation in November 2011

‘I would have gone for a part where I could hide in the background. But because I am so confident now I offered to get my kit off first.

‘I am so proud of the way I look and am much more confident in myself.

‘I was the first to strip off in the show and I encourage the other ladies.

‘Now I have the confidence, I really want to try and do some professional acting. I would love to be in a film.’

Linda, a former supermarket worker who is single, added: ‘I was so big I could hardly walk. My BMI was so high I was given surgery on the NHS.

 Linda Thomson
 Linda Thomson

Spurred on by the chance to play her dream role in an amateur dramatic production of Calendar Girls the retired supermarket worker lost 10 stone in an impressive 11 months.

‘I spent my life going on fad diets. I would lose three stone, but then put four back on. I was the sort of person who if there were seconds going I would have them.

‘I feel like losing weight has taken 10 years off my life. I feel amazing.

‘I knew I had to lose weight when I got thinking about people who have leukaemia. They have no choice – but I had a choice to save my life.’

Shy Linda had worked on her self-confidence for years as a member of her local amateur dramatics company the Tudor Player’s.

The Calender Girls also produced a nude calendar as well as starring in the play and Linda (far left) has now agreed to strip again in aid of Leukaemia and Lymphoma ResearchThe Calender Girls also produced a nude calendar as well as starring in the play and Linda (far left) has now agreed to strip again in aid of Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research

She decided to undergo gastric sleeve surgery in November 2011 because she was terrified of living out her whole life overweight.

But it was only when she heard the group were planning a production of Calendar Girls she really started to shed the pounds.

She has now agreed to strip again in aid of Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research.

The original Calendar Girls comedy in 2003 told the true story of a Women’s Institute who raised money by posing naked for their annual calendar.

Read more: Daily Mail UK

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  1. An old woman can never be too old to dance the dance she knows how to dance best.

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