A SUPERSLIM couple will be shadows of their former selves when they marry next month.

Nicky White and fiance Stevan Mulvihill, decided that they both needed to slim down and embarked on a joint diet to shed their excess pounds.

And to bolster their willpower, the couple - from Davies Street, Kearsley - enrolled with Farnworth WeightWatchers.

And both have now reached their goal weight, well ahead of the wedding day.

According to WeightWatchers leader Susan Maden, Nicky's slimming was "slow but sure" while Stevan's was "amazing."

She said: "Stevan shed 35 pounds in 10 weeks which is wonderful. He could fit another person in his old jeans now."

And the same applies to Nicky who has seen her bridal gown altered several times as the pounds have fallen off and her vital statistics have gradually decreased.

Stevan, 30, was spurred into losing a few pounds after Nicky, 31, joined WeightWatchers last year. "It helped that we did the slimming together. It's been a lot easier than doing it on your own."

The slimline couple will tie the knot on July 12 at Ringley Chapel.

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