MEDIA REQUESTS FOR YOU TO TAKE PART

There are always TV companies needing volunteers to take part in programmes –documentaries, diet clubs, fitness programmes - these and many more need people living with weight problems on a daily basis to contribute. Please see request from media companies below.

If you would be interested in taking part keep an eye on this page for latest TV requests but you may also want to e-mail us and we will notify you when we hear from the companies as some of them may be on very tight schedules and direct contact is the quickest route. We will NEVER pass on your email to another party, we will let you know what they want and then leave it up to you to contact them directly.Any agreements are between you and them and at your own judgement.

Want to be appear on a TV show or in a media article but no suitable current entries below ? Send us a paragraph about what you are looking to appear on / get help with info@bigmatters.co.uk

Media companies If you need participants for forthcoming programmes check the base of this page for some of those who are looking for your help or email us - here

Is being overweight stopping you from having sex?

8% of men and 6% of women in England have never had sex (Source: NHS Health & Social Care Information Centre, Nov 2010) A new programme being researched by a terrestrial broadcaster is looking into helping individuals overcome shyness and awkwardness towards the opposite sex. We're looking for people interested in having intimacy coaching to help get past their sexual anxieties. Has being overweight significantly impacted on your love life? Are you thinking about swapping involuntary celibacy for the joy of sex? For more information about the programme, e-mail me, Farrah Jaufuraully, at Zig Zag Productions, an independent TV company, on farrah.jaufuraully@zigzag.uk.com or call 020 7017 8755 Your email will be received by a member of Zig Zag’s production team and they will contact you directly. All responses will be dealt with in the strictest confidence and your personal data will be processed in accordance with Zig Zag’s privacy policy. 24/4/12

OUTLINE PRODUCTIONS ARE LOOKING FOR OVERWEIGHT FAMILIES FOR A POTENTIAL NEW CHANNEL 4 SHOW

Struggling to lose weight? Don’t know what you are doing wrong?
Outline Productions are looking for families who are struggling with their weight to take part in a potential new TV show.
Using the latest technology experts will look at a family’s history to see what could be affecting their weight, then help them to shed their excess weight.
To find out more about how to apply and discover what is really going on with your weight, contact: weightloss@outlineproductions.co.uk apr 12

CALLING ALL TELLY ADDICTS!

It’s time for you to have your say about what’s on television
Are you a family that loves to spend the evening glued to the box? Are you a family that has strong and entertaining opinions about the television programmes you watch?We’re looking for lively families who love to spend the evening in front of the TV; critiquing, reviewing and reacting to what‘s on.
If this sounds like you, please get in touch. Call: 0207 534 2015 or email Kandise.abiola@studiolambert.com apr 12

.mynakedsecret@mavericktv.co.uk or call 0207 874 6692. 14/3/12

Are you hiding a medical or physical condition which is ruining your life?

Are you afraid of revealing it to your family or friends? Have you been left with burns, scarring or a disfigurement following an accident or surgery? Is a severe skin condition, birthmark or excessive body hair affecting your confidence? Maybe you are a woman with asymmetric breasts or a man with male breasts?

Maverick Television, one of the leading producers in the field of medical and health programming are making a new series of My Naked Secret. We’re looking for men or women who have a medical condition or physical concern that is affecting their confidence and which they feel that they want to keep hidden from family or friends.If you'd like to be considered for consultation, advice and possible treatment from some of the UK’s leading specialists, then please get in touch

Are you plus size and pregnant ?

Dragonfly TV are making a new Channel 4 documentary following plus size expectant mums.The programme will capture the amazing journey of pregnancy, looking at the challenges and what it feels like to have a baby as an overweight mum. We are looking for expectant mums who want to share their experiences. If you are interested in taking part, or would like to know more, please get in touch on: 0207 033 2252 or aimee.evans@dragonfly.tv 9/3/12

One Show - urgent request

The BBC is interested in talking to people who are currently claiming benefits because they’re unable to work due to weight issues. Interested parties can contact The One Show on 0161 335 7558 or email ceri.isfryn@bbc.co.uk 9/3/12

House Swap

House Swap Holidays - Would you swap homes with another family for a cost effective holiday?
If this sounds like fun then we want to hear from you… We want to speak to families who would be happy to swap their home with another family for holiday – and who might let us film it for a new TV show.
Anyone interested in finding out more… Please email cwright@truenorth.tv (feb 12)

Are you struggling with your weight?

If you're putting on the pounds, but can't figure out why, we want to help.
Remarkable Television is looking for families and households to take part in a brand new TV show. Our team will highlight where you're going wrong and draw on the latest research to help you win your battle with the bulge.
So if you're overweight, and want to find out more, email us via weight@endemoluk.com or call 03335 777 774. (jan 2012)

Calls to this number will be charged at your local rate, mobiles may vary. Unfortunately, we won't be able to answer all applicants individually. Please note that your application will be received by a member of Endemol's production team and they will contact you directly. Endemol will process your personal data in accordance with their privacy policy. Endemol UK will use any information provided by you for the purposes of selecting participants for the programme and will only share information with the broadcaster and any independent contractors involved in the programme

HAVE YOU PAID FOR TREATMENT OVERSEAS?

If so, a national study at the University of York would like to hear from you.
The study is investigating the experience of UK patients who have travelled abroad for medical treatment.Hearing about your experience will help others who may choose the same course, whether it was for bariatric surgery, cosmetic surgery, fertility treatment or anything else.Your anonymity and confidentiality will be assured at all times.This piece of research will be of real value in assessing future treatment of UK patients, and you can help.
Dr Daniel Horsfall at the University of York is project manager for the study. Please email him direct at:Daniel.Horsfall@york.ac.uk
Or visit the website at www.medicaltourismresearch.co.uk (jan 2012) Channel 4’s BAFTA award-winning medical series Embarrassing Bodies, is back and, this time, the clinic is opening its doors to patients with obesity-related health problems.

Do you have an embarrassing medical problem that you feel could be connected to being overweight?

Does your size affect your mobility? Perhaps you’re suffering from sores or ulcers that make day to day living unbearable? Is being overweight ruining your sex life? Or perhaps you’ve lost lots of weight and excess skin is now a problem?
Dr Christian, Dr Pixie, and Dr Dawn are keen to hear from you if you have been suffering in silence or have reached the end of your tether and are desperate for help.Remember, there’s no shame, we’re all the same!

For more details or for an application form, please call 0121 224 8395 or email: weightmatters@mavericktv.co.uk (dec 2011)

34 years old, single mum to 4 girls and am desperately overweight. Last time I was weighed I was 131kg.I was diagnosed with an underactive thyroid aged 13 also suffer depression and I know losing weight would help me and my girls tremendously. AF 2508

help !my daughter is almost 20 and weighs 26 stones, she also found out two years ago that she has developed diabetes as a result of her weight. The weight started to go on in her early teens after a bad experience and i tried at that time to get help for her, because she was over 14 and under 18 i hit a brick wall!!!! She has been to our g.p and attends weight management, she also joined the gym and has lost some weight over the past year but at the moment she is very low and feels that it will never get better and she won't be here in a few years. To hear my child talk like this is torture SK 1901

Hi am male & looking for any help that can help me lose weight, I am willing to try any type of treatment or diet that will help, I am running out of options I have tried many different treatments and would love any help and advice that can help me shed the weight once and for all I am willing try anything that would could help me change my life SH0102

My son & I are at the stage now where we really need extra help and encouragement to lose weight. If there are any producers etc that would be interested in us for a programme on obesity and/or weight loss AA3003

Im really interested in weight loss on tv ive tried everything im 26 with 4 children under 4 years old and im 23 stone and am high risk of diabetes my father died when he was 36 with diabetes i hardly go out and need to change AP0901

I would like to appear in a program that will firstly help me to remove my 9 stone, and secondly show me how to keep if off. I need exercise, diet and mostly large portions of motivation.AW1101

I am interested in participating in the Biggest Loser UK competition.BH0105

I am a 41 year old man who is seriously overweight about 29 stone. my weight is affecting my health and I need please help BF2212

I am 31 years old been over weight majority of my life ! Looking to undertake weight loss surgery but do not have the funds to do it! Was in the process of having it on the nhs after two years of hospital visits and they pulled the plug on me said funding had run out! I was devastated and now weigh even more ! If there are any programmes needing volunteers I round be very interested as I see no other way of bring able to afford this! My current weight is now 19 stone 3 pounds CF0803

I am 19 years old and 14stone 3lbs and I am looking for some help. I am willing to put in all the effort needed and focus to lose weight therefor I would LOVE the chance to take part in something like this! CD2501

im twenty five and have been struggling with my weight since I dont know when. I suffer from depression , and ibs for a while this gets me very low I want to be happy not miserable all the time. I have been on so many diets but they never work. CA1501

I am wondering if anyone could help give my daughter a kick start with losing weight, my daughter is 24 - 25 stone, she is 33 and a mother of 5, she is 5ft 8inc, and has been over weight since around the age of 7 CB2001

My husband is 40 and been morbidly obese for 10 years. He has tried everything. Every diet club going. He loses the weight initially - say a stone then plateaus out - then eats and puts all the weight back on. His blood pressure is now high - and no doubt diabetes is to follow. He also has suffered with depression on and off - when he's depressed he eats. When I go to bed the cupboard doors start going and the food is flowing. We are desperate and need all the help we can get.CS2712

When I was 18 I was told I needed to get down to 12st to have a op which would make me a new person. As you can imagine the emotional effects over the past 12 years of failing to lose the weight have caused depression and the overwhelming feeling of being a failure!. The worst part of it is that, at my heaviest I have 4st more than I weighed the very day I spoke to the consultant CB2003

I have lost 13 stone with a gastric bypass, whish is marvellous. But nothing prepares you for the excess skin that I am left with, I feel like a deflated balloon. I have no idea which size I should wear as nothing is comfortable. Apart from feel wonderful I dont look it as I now look my age or older due to the skin dragging and lines appearing, when fatter it was full and no lines appeared at all. DM0212

I'm 28 and getting married in June 2012 but since I had my son 30 months ago I've suffered with my weight and I am now 3 sizes bigger than I used to be. I would like to be able to walk dwn the isle and show off my figure not hide it. My mother suffers the same problem but also has an underactive thyroid which affects her, I would like to be able to look back at my wedding photos and see everyone I love there DM0301

I am a 30 year old female, was skinny in my teens and fat in my 20's, I don't want to be fat and thirty!! I have at least 5 stone to lose and have tried every diet going (well it feels like every diet)! EM0201

I am a young (28) mum of four and am desperate to loose weight. I would be interested in appearing in programmes associated with weight loss whether it be nutritionally/exercise or surgery. EC1301

I was half the size I am now only a few years ago and have lost motivation to exercise. I over eat and this contributed massively to my marriage breakdown.
I am looking to access the kind of weightless resources that I wouldn't be able to or afford to in normal every day life. Then to relearn how to implement my new knowledge into my every day life. I have let obesity dictate how I live my life and I want this to change, but really need help. Whether it be a bootcamp, a competition, a health programme or anything else. I need help!!! I'm 31, female, brit born Indian and am around 14 stone and 10 pounds (I think...) I'm short, so I don't carry it well at all. I am suffering more ill health due to my size and do not seem my age at all GM0611

I am 26 and married with 2 children. Iv always struggled with confidence and now I'm battling with my weight since having my first child . I watch a lot of weight loss program's and would be interested in taking part in one HY1503

I am always struggling to lose weight but I DO KNOW THE REASON WHY ! I know I put too much of the wrong food in my mouth and do not exercise enough (due to a bad back). If there are any programmes that I may be interested in would you kindly consider me .HH0603

I am a 47 year old female, due to get married for the 2nd time in August 2012 to my Fiance Roger, we have been together 5 years in April.I am really emailing in the hope that you could keep me in mind for any TV and exercise or plastic surgery programmes that are looking for people to lose weight. I am 5ft 8 and have up to 10 stone to lose. I had malignant skin cancer 5 years ago, which made me realise how precious life is.  I have a wonderful Fiance who stopped smoking so we could have a better lifestyle. I would like to do this firstly for myself but also as a thank you to my Fiance for changing my life for the better.Although I have had a general health check and told apart from my weight issue everything is fine, I lost my dad at age 54 with a massive heart attack.  I don't want to end up the same way, I feel 100 % committed to this but just feel I need somebody to point me in the right direction. JB0901

Im 44, 5 foot 5 inches and my weight is 17 stone 5.Since my early 20's my weight rocketed from 9 and a half stone and ever since I have struggled to lose it.  Im aware from previous tests that I have a fatty liver and my liver enzymes are constantly high which in itself leaves me at high risk of Non Alcoholic cirrhosis of the Liver, which is ironic as I don't drink, smoke and have never taken drugs.Just my weight is risking my health and recently the health issues have worsened. I have had a prolapsed disc, im in constant pain in my left knee and lower back. I have also had my gall bladder removed.Ive tried every diet there is and feel I am on borrowed time with my health.JA0612

i am 33 years young and married, the problem is that since having my youngest i just havent been able to loose weight and im stuck in a rut and seem to stay at the same weight of 15 stone 5lb i have tried every diet and even when im not dieting i dont eat unhealthy food, i used to be a size 12 and now im stuck at an 18 to 20, i would love to lose weight but i just cant seem to shift the stones,and this is why i would love to go onto a tv show and get a professional outlook on how to lose weight KW0702

i am looking for a challenge and i will do what ever it takes whether its hard or easy i will push myself to the max, I just really need to get my confidence back and get rid of this weight, I am 5 ft 8 – 5ft 9, I weight around 14 and a half stone so I have quite a lot to shed and get back in my comfort zone, I always get really low where i dont want to leave the house KP2302

I am looking to appear on a show like biggest loser and need someone to really push me to help me lose weight and have confidence, I have 9st to lose. KF0401

i have over 11 stone to lose and need long term help with my relationship with food as well as diet and exercise. I am looking to change my life by the time i'm 30 (i'm about to turn 28 on January 17th 2012) and reveal a 'new me' in 2 years time. I would love to retrain my brain and get into the habit of doing regular exercise and eating healthily so i can continue and keep up my weight loss so i don't end up in this situation ever again. I am a single mum with two young children and i don't want my children being embarrassed by me, i struggle with my confidence and i believe that losing weight will give me the confidence to get my life back. i am 5ft 6in, i currently weigh 20st 7lbs and would like to lose 11st 7lb so i weigh 9 stone.LP0701

I haven't binged for many months now and when I last did, it was minimal compared to previous binges over the last 10 years or so. I don't believe binge eating is the bigger part of my problem, because I rarely do. For me, it has always been a case of eating too much good food.I am actually quite desperate, I am the heaviest I have ever been and I am teetering on the edge of going into the 21 stone mark, which fills me with dread. Every days is a battle with food.LC1009

I am writing to express an interest in taking part in weight loss programmes. I am 49 yrs old 5 ft 4 18 st 7 and have recently been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. LH0201

I have been struggling with my weight for about 9 years now, and have tried and failed at every diet. I now believe that the added pressure of national embarresment is the only thing left for me before I turn to surgery. I am only 33, happily married with two children, and the only thing missing from my life is that I am desperate to feel happy in myself. My weight issues have had an adverse reaction on my mental health with depression being a major battle - and though I know it can't all be down to my weight, I know that if it weren't for my size, I would be able to control my condtion better ML0903

i am a 30year old mother of two.My current weight is 14stone but i was 15 and a half stone four months ago.i am desperate to lose four stones but can't seem to lose anymore hence why i would like to appear on any weight lose tv programmes, basically anything to do with health and fitness MM2203

i've been struggling to lose wieght because i dont have willpower. i need that extra push and someone to come down on me hard. i'm 19 and i wiegh 15.7st. it makes me really down because i still see myself as a 16year old skinny girl i used to be. but when i saw some pictures my friend took on a night out i looked like a whale and my dress size used to be a size 14 and now its getting to the 20's. im 19 years old i should be looking great and being able to go out looking and feeling great but instead i hide myself away because im embarrassed and gutted that i cant look like my friends in their tight clothes. i would love to be put on a programme like the ones on telly because i wouldnt just be doing it for me. i'd be doing it for all those people because i wouldnt want the shame. MF1001

I am very interested in appearing in a weight loss show. Especially one that helps people who have medical problems that make weight loss extremely hard. Like under active thyroid, M.E., Fibromyalgia, stress etc CT0702

I am a 47 year old female and all my life I have struggled with my weight.  I have yo yo dieted and did even manage to lose weight in the past, but I was unable to keep it off.It continually gets me down and makes me depressed. I am looking for a show that will get me to lose the weight and understand why I eat as I do and put on weight and keep the weight off.SH0702

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