WEIGHT watcher Jo Glenn suffered the ultimate humiliation when her childhood friend told her she was too big to be her bridesmaid.

It took Jo, aged 38, of Gorsey Lane more than two years to get over the hurt, during which time she piled on even more pounds to comfort her bruised ego.

But now, the former friend would do a double take if she saw Jo, after she lost an incredible 100lb, around seven stone, at her local WeightWatchers group.

And the Tesco Extra checkout operator has a very special goal in mind as she sets out to lose another 100lbs - a baby.

She and her husband, Tom, are desperate to hear the patter of tiny

feet and doctors advised Jo that her weight could be affecting her chances of becoming a mum.

She says: "I've just turned 38 and I don't want to be like this when I'm 40. I've tried faddy diets in the past but they've never lasted and I've always put the weight back on. This time I have the ultimate goal. I know I will go all the way and get to my ideal weight because I want a baby.

"Some women only need to lose a couple of stone and that's fine but if like me, you have a lot of weight to lose, it's hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel but I'm living proof that it can be done - you just have to persevere.

"I want to inspire other women who have a lot of weight to lose that it can be achieved. I didn't put the weight straight on and it doesn't come straight off - you've got to work at it."

Jo started putting on weight as a teenager when she was working in nightclubs.

She said: "Because I was working through the night I'd eat my meals in the early hours of the morning.

"I worked in nightclubs for around 18 years so I got into the habit of eating badly at irregular hours.

"I was devastated when my friend dropped me three weeks before her wedding but instead of making me lose weight I put it on because I was so depressed.

"This time there's no going back; I'm desperate to be a mum and whatever it takes I'll get there."