A TRIMMED down Colley Gate dad allowed fellow slimmers to tear a strip of him to raise £550 for Birmingham Children’s Hospital.

Ross Clucas, who lost 7.5st in 34 weeks after tipping the scales at more than 20st, raised the money with a body waxing.

The 26-year-old, of Alma Street, endured a back wax with members of Amanda Lemon’s Slimming World class at the Netherend Centre, paying for the privilege of tearing off the strips, with more personal areas waxed in privacy.

Mr Clucas, who decided to shed the pounds following the birth of his daughter Maisie, now 18 months old, completed the challenge to thank the hospital for the long term treatment his cousin’s son has received for a heart condition.