Alison Spittle: “Weight has been a constant war in my life”

Comedian Alison Spittle has a new show, ‘Big’, that she’s bringing to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and is based on her own weight loss journey using prescription injections. She explores her relationship with her body going back to childhood and how she navigates people’s reactions to her weight.

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