A bride-to-be who got dumped just before her wedding got the ultimate revenge after her ex told her she was 'too fat'

Like any bride-to-be, Jen Atkins was very excited to plan her wedding when suddenly her fiance called it all off.

He told her she was eating too much junk food and that she was 'too fat'. This was a turning point for the 26-year-old from England who has since lost more than 50 kg of her weight and won a beauty contest.

The 26-year-old secretary who lives in England stopped eating takeaways, started going to the gym and managed to lose weight from 112 kg to 59 kg.

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Jen is now happily married to another man and won the title of Miss Great Britain in the country's biggest beauty pageant.

"I'm still in shock from winning, and I'm so happy I have no words - I really still can't believe it", she said after winning the competition.

'Hard work pays off'

"When I started doing it - it was for fun, I never imagined how far I would go. Three years ago I would never have thought I would be Miss Great Britain".

"Hard work really pays off".

 

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Throwback to working with @thesun and @fabulousmag on a health and fitness article! After losing 8 stone through a healthy lifestyle and becoming active I headed to London for a photo shoot and interview for a one time article. I would absolutely love to know if this inspired anyone to kickstart a healthy lifestyle! My platform for @missgb_official is Health and Fitness; I’m absolutely living proof that if you put your mind to something and work hard enough, you can achieve anything 💪🏼🏃🏼‍♀️ #inspiringothers #hardwork #missgb #fitness #health #believeinyourself #acheivement #ambition #photoshoot #active

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Jen stopped competing in beauty pageants after she got married but when she was given the chance to compete in the Miss Great Britain pageant she decided to go for it.

"Winning Miss Great Britain marks the end of a long and difficult, but amazing journey", she said.

"Even though my body has changed so much, I don't think my personality has changed, and I think that's what helped me".

 

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I am your Miss Great Britain 2020 🇬🇧👑 I can’t even explain how I feel right now, it truly hasn’t sunk in! Becoming the 75th Miss Great Britain gives me such pride and I feel incredibly blessed to have the opportunity to share my story and touch the lives of others. Thank you to my sponsors @cmtcosmetics and @hairsharkuk I hope I did you proud! @proposalsbridalroom for my gorgeous dress! @matt_tofton for whipping me into shape 💪🏼 Huge thank you to @realkatrinahodge and @emma_herriott1980 for being my right and left arm all these years and believing in me and supporting me! @this_is_me_missgb for your training, constant support and guidance! My best girls @_lisha_pie and @chloea.pageants for photos, cuddles and looking out for me. Thank you to @powerliftingandpageantry @boylackasha and @missbrighton2019_20 @christinamiraclebaker @maddiewahdan for being my Miss GB sisters and making this experience so much fun. The rest of the GB girls for being all over incredible! @rhiannawickes and @wickesl @missjessicalovely @sophierosemiller ❤️ Thank you to the judges @saffy67 @kobijeancole @barriestephen @georgewinstonellis @theodolls for trusting me with this incredible title. And of course Kate, Jemma and the Miss GB team for welcoming me into the family! I have huge boots to fill now @kobijeancole has handed over, but I’m determined to fulfil this role to the best of my ability! Thank you so much everyone… big things coming 🇬🇧 PHOTO BY @jin_rathod_imagery and Kat Salmon 👑 #begreat #beyou #missgreatbritain

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Jen said she weighed a lot while planning her wedding and was lonely and eating takeaways. The ex-fiancé decided to call off the wedding in 2015. At that time, Jen weighed 107 kg.

"The day he left me I thought my whole world was collapsing - I cried for weeks and used food as a comfort", she said.

"When we broke up, I was broken but in the end it was the best thing that happened to me in my life".

 

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Catch me on Good Morning Britain on ITV this morning around 8.25am 🎥📸👑 #tv #GMB #itv #studio #missgb #begreat

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As hard as it was for Jen to deal with, it was a wake-up call to living a healthier life. She is such an inspiration.

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