Standing in the crowd, shoulder-to-shoulder with my mum, I had the time of my life.
With a similar taste in music, my mum Helen, 54, and I had a particular shared love of boy bands.
Mum was my best friend – we did everything together.
I had my dad Scott, 53, too, but Mum and I had been close since I was a little girl.
And going to see our beloved boy bands was one of our favourite things to do.
And top of our list was The Wanted. And so, when they announced a one-off tour in December 2021 for the following spring, we knew we had to go.
Only, there was one problem. I was really under the weather.
Despite it being winter, I was having hot flushes and constantly sweating.
Experiencing rapid weight gain, I’d gone from a size 14 to