It's not easy being overweight and on benefits

It's not easy being overweight and on benefits, says 25 stone mother-of-two who wants MORE money from the government to help her diet | Daily Mail Online:
It's not easy being overweight and on benefits, says 25 stone mother-of-two who wants MORE money from the government to help her diet

• Christina Briggs, 26, from Wigan, says she hates her large size
• But she wants help from the government to lose weight
• She's on benefits and can only afford to buy junk food and takeaways
• She said being fat is not her 'fault' as 'healthy food is too expensive'

An obese mother-of-two who lives on benefits says she needs more of taxpayers' money to overhaul her unhealthy lifestyle.

Christina Briggs, 26, from Wigan, says she hates being 25 stone but she can't do anything about it because she can only afford junk food. 

Meanwhile, exercise is out of the question because she doesn't have the funds to join a gym.

The single mother told Closer Magazine: 'It's not easy being overweight and on benefits. If I was well off, I'd be able to buy fresh food and afford a gym membership.