Fergie goes to Burnley on a weight-loss mission

Sarah Ferguson has visited Burnley in a bid to tackle the town’s obesity problems.

75 per cent of Burnley’s residents are overweight or obese, making the town the 10th fattest place in the UK.

The Duchess of York spent a day at a school, mosque and Turf Moor football stadium meeting local leaders and forging links with medical professionals.

Speaking to Independent TV she said that battled an eating disorder “from the age of 12 through to 35”.

Click here to read Guy Walters’s full interview with Sarah Ferguson on Independent Premium.