As I edge closer to 50, I still have moments where I genuinely have to pinch myself. Every day, I get to wake up and do a job I love, surrounded by brilliant, inspiring people. But it wasn’t always this way.

Back in 2009, life looked very different. I was almost 6 stone overweight, stuck in a cycle of feeling low, flat, and disconnected — after silently battling postnatal anxiety for years. The birth of my son had been traumatic; we both nearly lost our lives. But as a young mum, I never really processed the shock of it all. That unspoken trauma eventually showed up as deep anxiety and depression that I didn’t even recognise at the time.

It was a conversation with my chiropractor that finally sparked something in me. I’d tried every diet going — the fads, the extremes — but nothing worked. He gently encouraged me to shift the focus: move more, eat real food, and start taking sleep seriously (which was, let’s be honest, terrible!).

So I did. No coach, no guide, just me and a fierce determination to figure it out. Over the course of a year, I slowly lost nearly 6 stone. But more importantly, I found something else — I found joy. I fell in love with looking after my body. I discovered the power of nourishing food and movement. I stopped using food to numb and started using exercise to feel strong.

That journey pulled me out of postnatal anxiety and into a life I never imagined possible. I felt better — not just physically, but mentally and emotionally too. That’s when it hit me: other women need this. They need real support, not quick fixes. So I threw myself into learning everything I could — qualifying in health, fitness, and wellbeing.

After over a decade presenting on shopping TV, I made the leap — from studio lights to gym lights — and I’ve never looked back. It was the best decision of my life.

Since then, I’ve worked with hundreds of incredible people — women and men from all walks of life — helping them reconnect with their bodies and rebuild their confidence. I’ve faced some health scares of my own along the way (including breast cancer scares), and that’s only deepened my commitment to this work.

And I’m so lucky that my TV journey didn’t end either! I got to combine both worlds as the Fitness Expert on S4C’s FFIT Cymru — helping others live their healthiest lives, in front of the camera and beyond.

Now, through LiveFIT Wales Cymru and my latest venture Newid Byd/Life Changer, I’m on a mission to help individuals take better care of themselves. There’s so much still to come — and the next five years look really exciting.

I’m a proud mum, wife to a RNLI crew volunteer, and dog mum to a cheeky Irish Doodle. We live by the sea in South Wales, and I speak Welsh fluently (and with pride). I’ve been incredibly lucky to do work that lights me up, alongside people who inspire me every day — and I honestly can’t wait to see what’s next.

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