Former world’s fattest man has message for people after defying doctors’ predictions

The former “world’s fattest man” has spoken candidly about his experience weighing 75 pounds and being told he would die before the age of 40.

Paul Mason has lived far beyond what was expected of him, now aged 64, but the man is now sending a message to others who might be going through similar health challenges.

Even though he’s 40 pounds again and bedridden, Paul has one thing he wants to say.

After gaining fame in The fattest man in the world In a documentary, which saw him weighing 35 kilos and eating 20,000 calories a day, his shock weight loss did not prevent him from gaining some of it back.

His gastric bypass surgery removed dozens of stones, but he still had extra skin, which was fortunately later removed through two surgeries that left him with 19 stones.

After meeting his girlfriend in 2014 and moving to the United States to live with her, the relationship quickly fell apart, leading him to a bad place mentally and physically.

Paul returned to the UK and in 2021 he became seriously ill during the pandemic and was hospitalised, but not before being filmed by those on the street as he was carried out of his home by firefighters using a tarpaulin.

Now he wants to use his voice for good.

Speaking to the Mirror for a new interview, he said: “A doctor once told me I’d be lucky to be 40 and now here I am, almost retired.

“I may not be able to walk now, but I’m okay with that. I just want to use my time to help others and make sure they don’t make the same mistakes I did.”

Speaking about his poor health in 2021, he shared, “I got sick. I had a lot of fluid but I couldn’t get rid of it. It happened unexpectedly. It got so bad that I couldn’t breathe and they sent a paramedic who insisted that I go to the hospital.

“The problem was the elevator was broken, so they had to call two fire crews to get me down the stairs with the big slings they use. It was horrible, there were people outside taking pictures.”

After being hospitalised for 18 months, Paul said it ruined his weight loss progress and was a “real blow”.

“I didn’t realize how sick I was at that point. My kidneys weren’t working properly, but once I got the proper medication, they drained the fluid and I lost 3 kilos in two or three days,” he said.

But now he refuses to let it go that way again.

After being left devastated by the death of Britain’s fattest man Jason Holton, Paul has told how he tried to help him manage his weight but it was too late.

He added: “I would say to any young people reading this not to be afraid to ask for help. I would also say to think about the future of their body.”

“The way you’re going to shape your body means you’re never going to get it back. No amount of surgery or anything is going to give you back what you had when you put that many calories into your body – that’s what you have to think about.”