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Trudging into the living room, I dumped my school bag on the floor and looked up at Mum.

‘What does thunder thighs mean?’ I frowned.

It was summer 2016, and a lad in my class had been saying it to me all day.

‘Kids are cruel,’ Mum sighed, explaining.

And boy did I know it.

Aged 16, I weighed 20st and was twice as big as the other girls in my class.

At 5ft 5in tall, I wore a size 18-20.

Growing up, I'd loved baking fairy cakes with Nanny Jean.

Licking the

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