Jody Bunting | |
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Born |
Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England | 27 January 1978
Education | High Peak College, Buxton |
Occupations |
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Organisation | Slim Brother |
Height | 6 ft 0.5 in (184 cm) |
Spouse | None (single) |
Children | 1 |
Awards | IFS Group Exercise Manager of the Year 2005 |
Website |
jodybunting |
Jody Bunting (born 27 January 1978), is a fitness instructor who was the 31-stone [1] TV host of Lose it with Jody on Channel 4 television's former morning show The Big Breakfast between 2001 and 2002. [2]
Bunting was born on 27 January 1978 in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. [3][ better source needed] In 2000, he became father of a girl. One year later, he separated from the mother of his child. [4]
In 2001, Bunting stopped working at a call centre to teach fitness full-time. [5] He also starred in the line up to turn on the Burton-upon-Trent Christmas lights. [6]
After losing 275 pounds (125 kg) between 2001 and 2004, [7] [8] Bunting underwent surgery in 2004 to remove his excess skin. [1]
He has won the "Group Exercise Manager of the Year"-award in 2005. [9]
Bunting moved to work in Egypt in 2006 [4] and his company "The Fat Factor" was featured on BBC's The One Show in 2008. [4]
In 2009, he advised that less stress would encourage losing weight and launched relaxation and fitness classes with Lesley Smith. [10] In October 2009, Bunting helped raising money for a breast cancer charity by cycling in pink [11] and by abseiling down Derby Cathedral raised money in aid of the Derby Mountain Rescue Team. [12]
He offered weight-loss courses in Derby in 2010 [13] and some of his clients were featured in the local newspaper for their weight loss success. [14]
In 2016, Bunting offered free online weight loss courses called Slim Brother, plus classes in Derby and Burton-upon-Trent. He revealed that in his 15 years in the fitness industry he would have helped over 5,000 people lose weight and taught over 78,000 hours of fitness classes. [15]
Bunting presented a talent show, "Sharm's Got Talent", in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt in 2017. [2]
In 2018, Bunting came out publicly as gay on a YouTube video and champions Derbyshire LGBT+ Pride, admitting he knew he was gay when he was 13-years-old. [16]
He re-started his fitness program Slim Brother after parting company with Weight Watchers in 2019. [17]
In 2021 Aldi UK hired Bunting to taste test their new Easter Chocolate Egg range. [18]
In 2022 Bunting dressed up as "Pink Gaga" and appeared in his local village carnival. [19] Later in the year he supported one of his slimmers to run the London Marathon. [20]
2023 saw Bunting's daughter Phoebe thank him publicly for helping her transform her body when she became vegan. [21] Later in the year Bunting wrote a piece for Derbyshire Live stating why he thinks obesity shouldn't be normalised. [22]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | ITV's The Trisha Goddard Show | Guest | "Is fat sexy" Episode |
2001-2002 | Channel 4's The Big Breakfast | Diet & Fitness Expert | 40 Episodes |
2001-2003 | Ram FM | Outside Broadcaster | 500+ Shows |
2002 | Sky's Lorraine | Weight Loss Expert | Guest Expert |
2003 | BBC's SAS: Are You Tough Enough | Weight Loss Expert | Celebrity Contestant |
2003 | Channel 4's The Fit Farm | Diet & Fitness Expert | Teaching the guests how to pole dance |
2003 | Channel 4's The Salon | Fitness Instructor | Colonic Irrigation Patient |
2003 | ITV's The Jeremy Kyle Show | Weight Loss Expert | "Lose weight or die" Episode |
2008 | BBC's The One Show | Weight Loss Expert | The Fat Factor auditions |
2017 | ITV's This Morning | Fitness Instructor | Holidays in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt |
2023 | GB News Channel | Obesity Expert | Should Obesity Be Normalised? |