A CLECKHEATON weightloss coach has been nominated for an award after losing more than four and a half stone.

Natalie Bellenie, 42, was nominated by fellow coach Lucy Fleming for an Act Boldly Award - a value encouraged by WW (the new name for Weight Watchers).

Before she became a WW coach, Natalie weighed over 16 stone after the birth of her second daughter and knew she needed support to lose weight.

She had always exercised, but having children changed her priorities and limited her time.

The mum decided that 2018, with her new-found confidence through WW, would be ‘her’ year and took part in a 26 mile walk and completed a skydive.

She now runs workshops in Cleckheaton Methodist Church and Community Centre on Tuesdays, Birkenshaw Community Hall on Wednesday morning and Birstall Community Centre on Wednesday evening.