A MOTIVATIONAL speaker who has worked on TV to help people combat obesity and lead active, healthy lives is to appear at a Catterick event.

Jessie Pavelka, who regularly appears on ITV’s Daybreak in Motivation Nation and hosted Fat: The Fight of My Life on Sky Living, will be speaking at Catterick Leisure Centre on Saturday, January 25 at an Inspiration 360 health and well-being event.

One of the organisers Polly Bateman said the aim of the event was to inspire and empower people to getting healthy and active.

She said: “We are very excited to have Jessie come to our event, which seeks to give people the confidence to get moving, eat well and be happy, physically, mentally and emotionally.

“As well as Jessie there will be other speakers including Sarah LeBrocq, from York, who lost more than eight stone in the Sky Living programme with Jessie, nutritionists and healthy experts.

“There will be stalls with advice on style, fitness and nutrition, and a fashion show of plus-sized clothing.”

The event is from 1pm until 6pm. To book search for i360 at www.eventbrite.co.uk.