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She was Britain's fattest teen, weighing an unbelievable 63st in her late teens. Then she suffered the double heatbreak of losing her mum and family pet dog.

And now Georgia Davis is 'better than she's been for several years', having moved from her specially adapted flat and lost 'a fair bit of weight', a friend and former neighbour has revealed.

Ms Davis was very near her mother, Lesley - who was likewise morbidly overweight and blamed for her daughter's huge size.

She died two years earlier, leaving Ms Davis grief-stricken, followed ten months later by her precious pet Bailey.

Friend and former neighbour Amy Hodges said: 'She remained in a dreadful state for a while and that didn't help her problems.

'But something good has come out of it, Georgia has actually made new friends and lost quite a great deal of weight. She's better than she's been for many years.'

Ms Davis was practically a detainee in her own home - a tiny ground floor flat in the village of Cwmaman, near Aberdare in South Wales.

She made headings at 19 when she had to be raised out of the flat by a crane and loaded into a reinforced ambulance after she developed breathing problems and chest pains.

Georgia Davis at the Prince of Wales Hospital in Merthyr South Wales when she was 19 years old and weighed 56st

At 17, Georgia weighed around 40st and was given the dubious distinction of being Britain's fattest teenager

Aged 22, Georgia was saved from her home by ten firemen, four paramedics, a physician and a nurse in a seven-hour operation

Doctors warned her she would die if she didn't stop consuming several takeaways and bagfulls of Greggs pastries every day.

Mother-of-two Ms Hodges said Ms Davis continued to battle with her weight.

She said: 'I've understood her 6 years and she was always up and down. Some days she would be down in the dumps and you would not see her and then she 'd have days when she would have a little walk in the garden.

'After her mum and the dog died it broke her heart and she had absolutely nothing to remain here for. She was born someplace in England and has a bro there so that's where she went.

'She moved about six months earlier, she's dealing with buddies. Wherever she is, she's out and about with her buddies, they take her places and she mores than happy.

'Georgia's caring it, she's more active and she's not so lonely. She missed her mum however she's got business again now.

'She's dieting and she's lost rather a bit of weight.'

Ms Davis's eating conditions were set off by the death of her father, Geoff, when she was five along with the pressure of becoming her mother's main carer at simply 12 years old.

Ms Davis, now 32, in March this year

She is stated to have found a new lease of life after fighting heartbreak when her mom and cherished dog both died within 10 months

A mother and her grown-up handicapped kid have actually sinced moved into Georgia's specially adapted flat, which was fitted with extra-large French windows at the front in case she needed to be winched out once again.

Ms Hodges stated: 'Georgia tells me she has great deals of company.

'She has a brand-new life so I'm really pleased for her. Georgia's a really lovely individual.

'We are still in touch on Facebook, she messages me most days to inquire about me and the kids.'

The now-32-year-old's concerns began in her early youth.

When her child would not take formula milk, Ms Davis's mother fed her condensed milk and later on a weaned diet of little bit more than mashed tinned potatoes.

Then she began to utilize food as a source of comfort t the age of 5 when her father passed away.

'When he passed away, food ended up being a sort of comfort for me,' she confessed. 'When I was eating I felt less dissatisfied.'

Ms Davis was devastated when her canine, Bailey, died in 2024

Ms Davis as a young girl with her daddy, Geoff

Ms Davis in 2017 - a year after she moved into her own specially-built council home

Teased for being a 'fatty' at main school, Ms Davis got in into a cycle of convenience eating and bullying. The more she consumed, the more she was mocked and the more separated she felt - so the more she consumed once again.

By the age of 10, Ms Davis weighed 12st and alarm bells were ringing loud enough for her to be placed on the 'at risk' register with social services.

Two years later on, her mom suffered a cardiovascular disease. Georgia's stepfather Arthur was older and ill himself, so she became her mom's main carer.

The pressure took a further toll and by the time she started secondary school, the teenager was overdoing much more weight.

'A great deal of things came to a head then,' she stated. 'I 'd never ever actually dealt with my father's death and I was likewise now taking care of my mum and fretting about her health. I felt a huge quantity of pressure.'

Most nights, Ms Davis would consume a takeaway or 2 en route home from school - pizza or fish and chips being her favourites - before chomping her method through the contents of the kitchen cabinets.

'It didn't matter what it was. Crisps. Chocolate. Entire loaves of bread. I consumed anything, truly,' she said.

Doctors cautioned her - and Lesley - time and once again that there would be extreme consequences if she continued consuming.

But carry on she did, getting to a record-breaking 33st in the autumn of 2008, a couple of months short of her 16th birthday.

Ms Davis as a teenager with her mother Lesley, who confessed she felt 'guilty' over her daughter's weight

Ms Davis pictured in 2011 after gaining back the weight she had actually lost at a weight-loss camp in the US

The teen had actually lost 15 stone in this image taken after her visit to an US weight-loss camp

Lesely spoke of her 'regret' over her child's weight and said she had actually made a figured out effort to change their diets - such as making her own chips rather of purchasing them from the takeaway.

'I want I could turn back the clock. But if you've never had food addiction, you can't understand. You attempt to battle it however it resembles a drug.'

Georgia informed reporters at the time: 'Some people pick heroin but I have actually picked food and it's killing me.'

She detailed her everyday diet plan, revealing she would eat 'a number of loaves-worth of sandwiches filled with jam or cheese or meat' every day.

This was in addition to 5 bags of cheese and onion crisps, 2 packages of chocolate bourbons, sponge cake, trifle chocolate cake, and 4 sausages with mashed potato and baked beans for dinner, in addition to carbonated drinks.

The nurse at her physician's surgery attempted to help. She informed the family about a United States weight-loss camp and encouraged her to obtain a scholarship.

Ms Davis was accepted, and in September 2008 travelled to the mountains of North Carolina with 60 other overweight teens, all forced to adhere to the camp's structured of stringent mealtimes and strenuous workout routine.

It helped her to lose an incredible 14st and after 9 months she had shed nearly half her body weight - losing weight to 18st.

And she meant to lose more weight, however returned home in June 2009 to support her mom after Arthur was identified with lung cancer.

The plan was to go back to Wellsprings for a further three months to shed another 6st, however that never ever happened and she quickly fell back into her old routines.

By October 2010, she was heavier than she had been before flying to the US.

Ms Davis's story struck the headings when she was 17 and exposed to be Britain's fattest teenager at 40st.

At 19, she needed urgent health center care but needed to be cut out of her home since it was the only method to remove her from the residential or commercial property.

She needed to wait 8 hours as emergency situation employees knocked down walls so that she might be brought into an ambulance - costing ₤ 100,000.

Her household reported that Ms Davis was no longer able to stand and was experiencing sores and swelling in her feet.

At the time, neighbours stated they believed she weighed around 63st, however included that it was impossible to know her real weight as it would need a specialist scale to measure.

In April 2015, she needed to be saved from her house again, with 2 cranes, 7 police vehicles, 2 fire engines and 11 medics working to lift her from her home for a seven-hour operation after she picked up a serious infection.

When she lastly arrived at the health center, medical professionals found she weight 56st.

After fighting to save her life, they put her on a controlled diet plan in health center and later on moved her to an expert obesity center.

In 2016, it was reported that Ms Davis's weight was 50st - which she was moving into a specially-designed council flat with a double front door and widened spaces and corridors.

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