For the latest news from in and around Wigan sign up to the MyWigan newsletter here A dad who once drank six cans of lager a day discovered a tumour 'the size of a snooker ball' on his neck after losing three stone.
Billy Muirhead weighed 21st 6lbs, but became fed up of people calling him fat and worried about the impact it was having on his health .
The 57-year-old, from Wigan, who works at a crisp factory, said he was living 'an unhealthy lifestyle' at the time, drinking alcohol daily and munching on packets of crisps.
But after joining Slimming World, Billy lost three stone - a decision which he says saved his life. READ MORE:Specialist police cordon off land near Salford Royal Hospital in part of 'ongoing search' Billy told the
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