An emotional mum gifted her daughter a tummy tuck operation in front of a crowd of friends and family. The toe-curlingly awkward announcement was made by Mary Cooper at a party thrown for her daughter Brittani.
The 16-year-old's loved ones had gathered to celebrate her graduating from police academy. Mary called the teenager up in front of the assembled crowd to tell her she 'means the world to me'. "I just want to tell you I love you so, so much," Mary says in scenes caught on TLC's sMothered show. "And you have brought so much happiness to my life." The glowing rundown takes a sudden unexpected turn when Mary explains that Brittani had a gastric band fitted a year ago.
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