For the latest Rochdale news sign up to the MyRochdale newsletter here A stay-at-home mum and former Granada TV presenter is preparing to flex her muscles in a prestigious bikini, fitness model, and muscle model competition in Middleton.
Super fit Maria Tonge has been training with a coach for two years after discovering her love of weight training at the gym.
And now the former journalist and Granada TV News presenter, who is mum to Joseph, 12, and Frances, 10, is taking part in the Pure Elite competition at Middleton Arena on Sunday, July 4.
Pure Elite is the largest bikini, fitness, and muscle model federation in Europe and boasts of being the fastest growing in the world, with competitors from 102 countries.
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