‘I TOOK THE L OUT OF FLAB… AND MADE BILLIONS!’
Twirling in a mink coat and gleaming with diamonds at the height of her fame, Jean Nidetch appeared to have it all after starting a self-help group for women who wanted to shed their unwanted kilos, and then building it into a global giant.
And it was an unfortunate comment from a friend about her weight that inspired the charismatic New York housewife, who was then 38, to
