18 NT NEWS. Monday, January 17, 2011. www.ntnews.com.au PUB: NT NEWS DATE: 17-JAN-2011 PAGE: 18 COLOR: C M Y K Weighty issues tackled New angle on weight TV STORY By REBEKAH DEVLIN IT’S AN interesting con- cept: Take two fat Brits to another country and make them stay with other fat people, eating what they eat. Can they shock them skinny? Dan Harrison, who weighs 152kg, once ate 15 doughnuts in one session: ‘‘A fact that I’m both proud and ashamed of,’’ the 22-year-old says. His girlfriend dumped him ‘cos he was too fat. That made him sad, so he comfort-ate, which made him even fatter. Lauren French is mor- bidly obese, tipping the scales at 146kg, but says: ‘‘I’m fine with my appear- ance. I believe I carry it off quite well.’’ Lauren actually believes her weight is not an issue. ‘‘I’m not happy with the number on the scales but I know I’m not unhealthy,’’ she says. Their first visit is to the Gonzales family. The nar- rator calls them ‘‘the enor- mous Gonzales family’’. In the one family are four Miriams, which ma- kes remembering names pretty easy. They serve up a delicacy — a whole- cooked cow head, complete with brains. ‘‘It was close to heaven for me,’’ says meat-lover Dan. Second stop is staying with Maria, who weighs 113kg and drinks 10 litres of Coke a day. Fat and Fatter Wednesday, ABC2, 8.30pm