A Briton who was once the world's fattest man at 70st is to marry after his American girlfriend proposed to him on a U.S. television show.
Paul Mason, 53, from Ipswich, Suffolk, who has since slimmed down to a comparatively svelte 22st, immediately said 'yes' to Rebecca Mountain, 40, from Orange, Massachusetts.
And the former postman vowed to get into the shape of his life for their big day, saying: 'I don’t want to go down that aisle in a wheelchair.'
Paul Mason, centre,, who was once the world's fattest man, and Rebecca Mountain, right, on The View The pair are to marry after she proposed to him during their interview on the ABC show
Forty-year-old Miss Mountain, who is a slender 8st, asked for his hand in marriage as they appeared live on ABC's The View, BBC News reported.
And that wasn't the only surprise Mr Mason had in store, as the show's hosts announced that as an engagement present they would donate towards the amount needed to fund surgery to remove excess skin following his dramatic weight loss.
Asked if a date had been set for their wedding, Miss Mountain told The View: 'There’s so many things we need to do to take care of Paul first.
'There will be another surgery for his legs but not for another six to eight months.'
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