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The 11 people from Gloucestershire appearing on BBC Two's Lose Weight and Get Fit with Tom Kerridge (Image: BBC/Bone Soup Production/Mark Bourdillon)

Gloucestershire celebrity chef Tom Kerridge has returned to his home county and recruited a team of volunteers for a prime time TV programme designed to help the nation get fit in 2020.

The chef from Gloucester who famously lost 12  stone by cutting the calories and quitting the booze is helping a team of people of all ages and all from Gloucestershire through their paces for the six-episode programme which starts on BBC Two.

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And Gloucestershire viewers will recognise many of the faces on the screen tonight as Tom invites the nation to follow their progress as they spend two months following the NHS’s advice on weight loss and fitness.

People ranging from Chris Jenkinson, the community policeman who patrols his former estate in Matson, to Gloucestershire’s Deputy Lord Lieutenant, maths teacher Manny Masih, have agreed to have their journey documented.

You can see and read about each member of the team in the list below this story. It  includes a middle-aged mum who wants to get fit now the children have left home, a council worker who piled on the pounds after getting divorced, a salesperson in John Lewis, and a call handler in the Gloucestershire police control room.

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Tonight will see everybody getting weighed and having their fitness and body fat measured, which will come as a shock to some on the programme which is filmed in places such as Hartpury College and Barton's Friendship cafe.

A former friend of Tom’s from Gloucester College, Adam Peacock, who is now a personal trainer will put the team through their paces with gym-free exercise routines to which can be done anytime and anywhere.

Over the next few weeks Tom will be seen cooking meals with them at home, joining them on training and exercise sessions and giving them the encouragement and support they’ll need to succeed.

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“This isn’t about fitness fads or crash diets, ” said double Michelin-starred chef Tom, 45 who has devised easy-to-cook recipes such as steak tacos and peach melba oats  for the series.

“I want to see what we can achieve by simply following doctor’s orders and sticking to it for a couple of months. I’m hoping to prove that a pain-free lifestyle change will do the trick!”

The chef, who first appeared on television competing in The Great British Menu for BBC Two in 2009, still watches what he eats and does weight lifting to build muscle but is frightened of slipping back into old habits.

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This is the team who will join Tom who dramatically changed his appearance after his 40th birthday and his cookbook Lose Weight For Good was a record-breaking number one bestseller and was also accompanied by a TV series of the same name.

While Tom pursued his career as a chef, Adam tried his hand at acting before helping Tom to open the two-Michelin-starred restaurant Hand & Flowers where he was the first barman.

He then left to train to become a personal trainer and the pair remained close friends. Tom invited Adam to be part of the challenge because he has the right skills to work with people of all abilities and medical conditions.

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Junk food lover Chris works as a community police officer on the same estates Tom grew up on, and describes the area as socially and economically deprived.

He lives with his wife, 16-year-old daughter, six-year-old son, and their menagerie of pets. As a well-liked member of the community, Chris thinks he should be setting a better example to the locals when it comes to health and fitness.

At work he grabs food on the go - sugary snacks in the station and chips and takeaways whist patrolling his patch. His poor diet is a running joke among his police colleagues and his only exercise is walking around the neighbourhood.

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Chris has been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis which has knocked his confidence and to some extent he’s using this as an excuse not to do more exercise.

Her husband of 30 years is a keen walker and she has missed out on exciting trips (including one to Peru) because she didn’t think she would be fit enough to join him.

While she has a membership for a gym, she rarely breaks a sweat. She also takes her dog out regularly but only ever for a ‘slow walk’.

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Although Bev can cook, the meals tend to be calorific and stodgy. She’s a classic comfort food eater. Addicted to sugar, her favourite snacks are cheesecake and other sweet treats.

Tom needs to help Bev break out of her comfort eating cycle and support her to push herself more in strength and endurance so she’s fit and confident enough to join her husband on his walking trips. Her goal is to get to the top of Snowdon to prove to herself and her husband that she can.

Brothers-in-law and best mates Alex (left) and Dan (right) do everything together; work, play and holiday. They are constantly joking with each other but under this lies a genuine desire to lose weight and get fit. The lads and their families have a cruise booked, and they are desperate to get in shape.

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The boys are regulars at fast food outlets for breakfast and lunch. Dan has recently given up smoking, but the weight has since piled on. He has been warned by his GP that he is at serious risk of health problems.

Alex rewards himself with beer and knows he needs to cut back on the booze. While their work keeps them fairly strong and active, their underlying fitness is not good.

Dan had an ulcer recently which gave him a reality check, he also has family members with diseases made worse by being overweight and he’s desperate to avoid the same fate and stay fit for his children. Alex plays rugby with a local mixed ability team but struggles to keep up.

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Alex had a 77-mile bike ride for an MS charity in August to train for but Tom will need to sort out the lads’ eating and habit of rewarding themselves after a hard day’s work with drink.

Single sisters Sandie and Maxine a live a few streets from each other. They’re over at each other’s houses all the time and socialise together.

The sisters have a weak spot for fast food, and regularly stop at the local drive-thru. Sandie works from home, wearing her ‘fat pants’ and raiding the fridge all day.

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Neither sister can cook well so they rely on pot noodles, chicken nuggets and ready meals. Sandie loves horse riding but has become too heavy to ride her horse and can no longer fit into her riding boots, while Maxine avoids exercise as much as possible.

They’ve been warned about diabetes within ten years unless they make positive changes. Several other family members have had cancer and diabetes putting the sisters in a high-risk category.

An emotional eater, she lives alone and finds cooking for one a chore so dinner staples are ready meals and a bottle of wine.

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Lauren takes fairly regular exercise but she isn’t making progress. Once a strong swimmer, she would love to get back in the pool but needs to overcome her self-consciousness first.

Lauren has polycystic ovary syndrome which she says causes her to crave carbs. She has been advised by doctors to cut down on carbs so Tom’s protein-rich recipes should be useful.

She would love to start a family one day but knows her condition can make conception difficult and losing weight significantly helps.

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Emma struggles to resist the canteen lunches at John Lewis where she works as a salesperson. A busy working mum to two young girls, she has a habit of snacking on-the-go.

But the key to staying trim means more of an emphasis on diet than exercise and at the moment she’s got the ratio wrong.

Emma also suffers with polycystic ovary syndrome which she believes has contributed to her rapid weight gain and is anxious to get in shape to complete her family.

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A delicious calorie counted diet should help steer her away from the snacks and expensive recipe boxes she’s used to buying. The team PT can advise her whether her current exercise regime is right for her.

Luke is an IT network engineer and this, along with his hobbies of gaming and card-playing, has led to a sedentary lifestyle. He admits he has terrible cooking skills and eating habits.

As a fussy eater, Luke avoids vegetables and relies on tins, ready meals and freezer foods. He has a good social life and when his friends were going to the gym, he was happy to go too.

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Being told that he is pre-diabetic has pushed Luke into wanting to get fit and healthy for good. His family also have a history of heart problems which serves as another incentive for change, plus he is asthmatic.

Tom can introduce Luke to some easy recipes and new cooking skills, along with ingredients that he’s not tried before. Struggling to do exercise alone, he should respond well to being part of a supportive team of like-minded