Book description
Bruce Byron is a popular character in The Bill. He's about three to
four stones overweight, nearing fifty and, in his own words, a heart
attack waiting to happen.
'You see, I have a weight issue - the issue being that I have too
much of it. Currently in the UK around six in ten men are medically
defined as overweight and one in six as obese. Obesity in the UK has
more than doubled in the past eighteen years, amongst blokes it's
tripled and with this come increased risks to our health including
heart disease - the UK's biggest killer. According to my friends at
the British Heart Foundation, heart disease kills one in five males.
It is responsible for 32% of premature deaths in males. Someone in the
UK has a heart attack every two minutes. That could be me.
So, here we are. This is the documented journey of a soon to be
fifty-year-old, seriously overweight man who works long hours and
wants to be around to see his children grow up, a man who wants to
play and do exciting activities with my family, enjoy growing old with
my beautiful wife and be around long enough to enjoy the rewards of
our very hard-earned success.
Today's the day I stop making excuses.'
Bruce Byron is well known is known for his role as DC Terry Perkins
in
The Bill
. He has starred in
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
,
The Mummy Returns
and
From Hell
, as well as appearing as Gary Bolton in Eastenders in 2001. He is
married to Dr Tanya Byron.
