Former world's fattest man who once tipped the scales at 80 stone before losing weight, reveals how he has piled the pounds on again after the end of his relationship

The former world’s fattest man – who tipped the scales at 80 stone at his heaviest – has revealed how he’s piled on the pounds again after previously losing weight when finding love with an American 13 years his junior.

Paul Mason, from Ipswich, opened up about his fluctuating weight – admitting he’s now 36 stone and bedridden, but determined to still enjoy life and to help others where he can from making the ‘same mistakes’ he did.

Speaking to The Mirror, he said: ‘A doctor once told me I would be lucky to make 40 and now here I am, nearly a pensioner. 

‘I may not walk again now but I am at one with that. I just want to use my time to help others and make sure they don’t make the same mistakes I did.’

He previously dropped down to 19 stone after finding love and having a gastric bypass operation in 2010. But he piled on the pounds again after the break down of his relationship with American Rebecca Mountain, who was 13 years his junior.

When his relationship with American…