An array of extraordinary people from all over the UK prepare to share with the nation what they pledge to change about their life by This Time Next Year. The pledge could be anything from losing half their body weight, finding the love of their life or even becoming a parent.
In the first episode of the new series Davina meets Sarah-Jayne Croft a 47-year-old teacher from Hampshire who has battled with her weight throughout her adult life. After reaching almost 25 stone, Sarah decided it was time to take action and is pledging to lose 10 stone to fit into a sexy superhero costume, which she bought a few sizes too small to give her an incentive. After seeing a fellow passenger on a plane making comments via text about her weight, Sarah-Jayne decided it was time to finally take control but will she succeed?
In the second episode of the new series, Davina meets Robin Dixon from Clacton-on-Sea who is hoping to lose 10 stone to help get his old self-back. The 37-year-old has battled with his weight his whole life and tipped the scales at 36 stone. Now with serious health issues, Robin has decided it's time to take action. Will he be able to lose the weight and get his life back?
In the third episode of the new series, Davina meets father of three Chris Peters, who has set himself the challenge to lose 7 stone. The plumber from West Sussex has decided its time to get fit for the sake of his family, but will he be able to achieve his goal?Lewis Burns, 16 from Glasgow is hoping that this is the year he will finally be able to speak again. After diagnosed with the heart condition ‘sudden death syndrome' Lewis tragically suffered a heart attack aged just 10, as a result he suffered damaged to his windpipe. With his windpipe almost completely closed, Lewis hasn't spoken for six years but has now decided it time to undergo surgery that will reopen his windpipe and allow him to talk again. Will Lewis finally gain his voice back?Carol Ubaldi, a 54-year-old from Cardiff is hoping she can finally put an end to years of yo yo dieting. The catering manager is hoping she can lose 7 stone, but will she be able to finally achieve her target weight?Conrad Andrews from Halifax has had a fear of the dentist since his teens after suffering a traumatic experience. The repercussions have meant that the 33-year student hasn't visited a dentist in 20 years and is now constantly embarrassed by his teeth. Will Conrad be able to face his fears and finally get a smile he is proud of?Kathryn Mallery, 34 and Chris Chapman 37 from London are hoping to complete their family with the help of a surrogate. Diagnosed aged 7 with a rare disease that means she is at constant risks of tumours, Kathryn, whilst pregnant with her first child, developed a tumour causing her to go blind in one eye. Told that she could potentially lose her sight completely if she fell pregnant again, Kathryn and Chris are hoping a surrogate will help them finally be able to complete their family.
In this episode Davina meets Karen Jackson a 40-year-old nurse from Brighton who is hoping to lose half her body weight so she can finally have IVF treatment. Having struggled with her weight throughout her life, Karen has decided that now if the time to finally make her dream a reality.Linda Ralph, 68 from East Sussex is hoping to be reunited with an old friend who she's not seen for 50 years. Having met in teacher training college Linda and her good friend Maria eventually lost contact and haven't seen each other since. Will Linda finally get the reunion she is longing for?Rhys Jones, 21 from Wales is hoping that in the next 12 months he will qualify for Team GB at the Rio Paralympics and win a medal. After contracting hemiplegic encephalitis as a toddler, Rhys was told he may never walk. Defying all expectations, sport has become a lifeline for him. Now he's hoping he can finally achieve his dream in the world's biggest sporting arena.Motorbike enthusiast Sharon Martin, a 44-year-old district nurse from Stoke On Trent is hoping she can lose weight and fit back into her biking leathers. Having handed her beloved bike to her father as she felt too self-conscious to ride it, Sharon has decided now it's the time to finally get back to the hobby that she loves, but will she succeed?Army medic and mum of three Lisa Johnston, 33 from Doncaster lives in constant agony due to a rare neurological condition which leaves her in acute pain in her left leg. The condition has turned Lisa's world up side down as she can no longer be a hands on mum. With the only solution being an amputation, Lisa has decided its time to go through this life changing surgery in order to be fitted with a prosthetic that will not only give her back her mobility but also put an end to her pain.
In this episode Davina meets childhood sweethearts Fiona and David Eastwood both 38 from London who are hoping they will finally be able to have their longed for child via a surrogate. The pair have been together for nearly 25 years and have suffered years of failed IVF attempts. Will this be the year they finally get their wish?Russel Newland, 54 from Surrey is renown in his local area for his ‘pirate' image and whilst he relishes his notoriety, his is less happy with his weight. The Relief Shop manager is hoping to lose 7 stone and smarten up his look. Will Russel finally be able to achieve his goal?Kelly James 37 from Bradford is hoping to finally find love. Working unsociable hours as a local police officer, Kelly has decided that now is the time to stop putting her love life on hold but will she finally meet her Mr Right?Gemma Trotter, 33 from Surrey is hoping that she will finally be able to walk unaided. The fitness instructor tragically lost her leg aged 14, after being involved in car accident. In 2013 the pin to which her prosthetic was attached snapped and had to be removed which means Gemma has to rely on crutches. With a young son, Gemma is hoping to undergo surgery and rehab to allow her to walk unaided once again.Fay Chambers 43 from Leicester is hoping to lose 10 stone and finally gain the confidence to get on a plane for the first time. The Paediatric Health Care Assistant has battled with her weight since childhood but with her honeymoon to Mexico looming Fay wants to overcome her fears and finally board a plane.
In the final episode of the series, Davina meets Rebecca, 37 and Richard Francis, 35 from Camarthen in Wales who are hoping to finally be able to extend their family and have a child. After suffering a number of miscarriages and unsure if this is linked to Rebecca's diabetes, the couple are hoping a new treatment method will allow them to finally have the baby they long for.Injured veteran Luke Reeson is hoping to make the GB Paralympic swim team and head to Rio. The 27-year-old from Cumbria took up swimming after suffering a gunshot wound to his leg and groin whilst serving in Afghanistan and found a new career path. Will Luke be able to achieve his dream and earn a place on Team GB?Bus driver Adrian Brown, 39 from Hertfordshire is hoping to find love by the time he turn's 40. Working unsociable hours has made dating difficult but with his birthday fast approaching, Adrian is hoping that this will be the year he finally meets his Miss Right!Long time friends, Andy Hill, Ian MacKenzie and Jim Allison are each hoping to lose 6 stone. Fed up with their weight, the truck drivers from Scotland have decided to go head to head in a healthy competition to see who can be the biggest loser!Rryann Ashworth, 20 from Manchester is hoping to have a full body lift so she can finally show off her impressive weight loss. The student nurse lost a staggering 10 stone via a gastric band operation but is now hoping to have a full body lift to remove the unsightly excess skin and achieve the body she has longed for.Sam Redington 47 from East London is hoping that he will finally be able to walk again. The dad of three was living a happy and healthy life when he tragically contracted a rare syndrome where the body's immune system attacks the nervous system leaving him paralysed and wheel-chair bound. Through intense rehabilitation, Sam is hoping that within 12 months he will be able to walk once more.
In this first episode, Davina meets new parents who want to transform the life of their profoundly deaf baby girl, a military couple who share their desire to start a family, a mother and daughter hoping to lose 15 stone between them, an oncology student who has her sights set on becoming Miss England, and a lady with a rare autoimmune condition who pledges to have a brand-new nose. Will all of them achieve their goals?
In the second episode of the new series Davina meets Stephen, aged 45 from Cheltenham. Stephen grew up knowing he had a half-sister called Rosemary who his mother gave up for adoption after falling pregnant when she was very young. Stephen's mum never looked for Rosemary as she didn't want to intrude on her new life. She died five years ago and Stephen found a book of poems she had written including one about Rosemary and what it had meant to give her up. By this time next year, Stephen wants to track down his long-lost sister. Grandmother Denise pledged to Davina that she wanted to learn to read. Denise struggled with dyslexia throughout school but wasn't diagnosed until she was 21 and by that age was too embarrassed to do anything about it. Denise explains how being illiterate controls her daily life and that she is determined to return to education and finally learn to read. Most of all, she wants to be able to read her two grandsons a bedtime story for the very first time. Zoe, aged 40, from Coventry, was a size eight until she had her first son. After that her weight increased and she was 16 stone at her heaviest. After her marriage broke down Zoe was determined to get healthy and has already lost five stone. However she isn't happy with how she looks and plans to have her excess skin removed. She has also pledged to take her fitness to the next level and wants to take to the stage This Time Next Year as a fully fledged bodybuilding fitness champion!This Time Next Year Ben wants to have the confidence to pop the question. Ben, aged 31, from Colchester, has lost all his confidence due to the sudden onset of alopecia, as well as gaining four stone. Over the next year he pledges to have a total makeover; to lose weight, get micropigmentation on his scalp and improve his teeth so he feels like his old self again. Ben's partner of five years Justine has been his total rock throughout and he wants to have the confidence to ask her to be his wife.
In this episode, Davina meets a young couple desperate to start a family against all odds, a brave father hoping to give his young daughter the gift of life for the second time, a single mum looking for love, an IT manager pledging to take to the stage, and a lady who wants nothing more than to be able to hear her children's voices.
In the fourth episode of the new series Davina meets Rebecca who pledges to ‘have a full set of teeth' when they meet again in a year. Rebecca had several teeth pulled out when she was younger and developed such a fear of the dentist that she avoided going. She now has very few teeth left and wants a new set so she can eat what she wants and smile with confidence. Mum of two Mandy is a part-time music teacher and dreams of making it as an author. She has a novel ready to be published and after years of rejection letters has finally signed to a literary agent. Mandy hopes that by this time next year she will be a published author.Samantha was born with Talipes, a clubfoot, and underwent surgeries as a child to correct it. Although it was corrected, as she got older, it began to cause her unbearable pain and she took the decision to have the lower part of her leg amputated. Now her pledge is to be able to walk in high heels - something she has never been able to do before.Sean, a dad of three, was diagnosed with non Hodgkins Lymphoma and after two rounds of chemotherapy was advised to have a bone marrow transplant. Just 45 days later Seanwas matched to a donor in the USA and underwent the transplant. Sean's pledge for this time next year is to meet the man who saved his life.
In the fifth episode of the second series, Davina meets an 11-year-old meningitis survivor hoping to have hands, a young couple with fertility complications that dream of starting a family of their own, parents whose only wish is for their young son to take his first steps, and a man who shed half his body weight but has an unsightly reminder of his past.
In the last of the series, Davina McCall meets a man pledging to walk again after a motorcycle accident, and a schoolgirl hoping for a record deal.
The first episode is a weight loss special with five contestants hoping to lose a combined weight of 50 stone, but will they achieve their goals?
In this second episode, Davina meets a woman hoping to track down the sister her mother was forced to give up almost 50 years ago, a brave youngster desperate to get back to the sport he loves following an allergic reaction which robbed him of his eyesight, and a man determined to give back to the NHS following a life-saving operation.
In this third episode we meet an inspiring foster dad determined to transform his unhealthy lifestyle for the sake of his children, a teenager hoping to turn her difficult childhood experiences into something positive by joining the police force, and a brave grandmother whose confidence was destroyed by a freak accident, desperate to reclaim her independence.
In this fourth episode we'll meet a mum desperately in need of a kidney transplant and hoping her husband will prove to be a suitable match, a newly-married couple who, having survived cervical cancer, now want to start a family with the help of a surrogate, and a brave six-year-old boy determined to leave his wheelchair behind and learn to walk without pain.
In the fifth show of the new series, Davina meets Hayley Martin, 47 (years old) from Stoke on Trent, who is hoping that she can go on her first holiday in 27 years. For most of her life, Hayley has been living with extreme anxiety and OCD, which not only affects her day to day, but has also had a huge effect on her health. Due to these issues, Hayley has not been on a plane since she was 19 years old but will she be able to control her fears and finally head off on her dream holiday?
In the last show of the series, Davina meets 4-year-old Georgie Gibbs from Worcester who is hoping she will be able to finally walk to school without her sticks. Diagnosed with cerebral palsy at 12-months old, Georgie is determined to final walk unaided. The family initially raised money for Georgie to have SDR treatment in America to help her mobility but after being accepted onto a clinical trial in Bristol, Georgie's family have used the money to fund Georgie intense physio and to help her achieve her dream.
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