Carl Thompson (heavy person)

[4] In 2012, his 54-year-old mother died of brain cancer and Thompson said that depression led him to increase his weight from 35 to 65 stone (490 to 910 lb; 220 to 410 kg).

His food cost £200 per week, including paying takeaway owners to let themselves into his flat to deliver meals to his bed, using spare keys he had made for them.

[5] He last left his flat on crutches on his birthday in 2014, when he weighed 56 stone (780 lb; 360 kg).

[2] Thompson refused a gastric band and said he intended to diet and exercise; doctors told him he must reduce his weight to 20 stone (280 lb; 130 kg) to survive.

[3] After the television appearance he received support from local people, including someone who sent him healthier meals.