She took urgent action to lose weight after her friend died from a heart condition in September 2021.
Ms Malone turned her life around, first concentrating on reforming her diet, which ultimately proved unsuccessful.
After exhausting her other options, she turned to invasive surgery and paid £2,500 to have a gastric sleeve installed in Turkey.
Beforehand, she was able to cut her weight to 19 stone, and she undertook a self-development course on nutrition to prepare her for the surgery.
