Harrriet Buck sympathises with others who battle with their weight - after all, she knows only too well just how hard it is to live with an "imperfect" body shape.

With a deep sigh, she says: "My problem is the top of my legs and my bottom, which sticks out. I would like a smaller bottom because I find it difficult to fit into some jeans."

Warming to her subject, she continues: "Ideally, I would like my legs to be slimmer all over and then I could wear what I wanted.

"Instead, when I go shopping it's hard to find jeans that look really nice, and I can't wear very short skirts."