A woman who gave up drinking to save £10k for body overhaul surgery has lost 15 stone - and is now in her first ever relationship . Kylie Serlis, 34, was tipping the scales at 26 stone and struggling to squeeze into a size 28 after years of weekend binge drinking and greasy takeaways took their toll. Party animal Kylie could never say no nights of Sambuca shots and late night Big Macs, but her wild lifestyle left her feeling "insecure" and "exhausted all the time".
Despite constantly socialising, she had never found love although admits she was ''desperate to find the one''. But after being told by doctors in 2021 that she would die if she didn't lose weight, Kylie knew she had to change her ways. After a visit to her GP to inquire about gastric band surgery she was shocked at the length of the NHS waiting list and decided to contact a private clinic in Turkey instead.
Quoting her £3k for a gastric sleeve, Kylie started saving up by cutting out alcohol and taking up extra shifts at work. In January 2022 she underwent a successful gastric sleeve surgery. She lost five stone in just four months and returned to the same clinic in October 2023 where she paid a further £4,580 for liposuction and a tummy tuck to remove her loose skin.
Now weighing 11st 8lbs and slipping into a svelte size 12, Kylie "can't recognise'' her old self. With her new-found confidence, Kylie has even started her first relationship with, Joshua Lewis, 28, a factory worker, after meeting on a dating app. .
