**The Sunday Times Number One Bestseller** Gary Barlow is one of the
most successful British musicians and songwriters of all time, but
fifteen years ago, as he himself admits, he hit rock bottom - he was out
of shape, out of work and depressed. Faced with an underperforming solo
career, tireless media taunts and the other cruel twists of fate, Gary
turned to food. For nine years, he struggled with his weight and went on
every diet imaginable before eventually asking a doctor what the 'cure'
for obesity was. That was when he realised that he would have to change
his life dramatically. So how did he go from an obese, out-of-work pop
star to becoming a hugely successful superstar of music and TV, as well
an accomplished musical songwriter and producer who is full of vitality,
fitter, happier and more successful than ever before? In this
extraordinarily honest memoir, Gary tells of his journey back to
professional success, as well as mental and physical health. A Better Me
is a remarkably frank account of Gary's life as he battled with his
demons, endured personal tragedy, and staged one of the most thrilling
professional comebacks in decades. In his warm, witty and authentic
voice, Gary recounts his story with compelling insight, captivating
sincerity and a human side that people rarely see. From returning with a
critically and commercially successful Take That and reigniting his own
legendary songwriting career, going beyond recorded music to forge
success on TV with The X Factor and Let It Shine, to overcoming his
weight problems and crippling obsession with food, this is the story of
how Gary found balance in both his personal and professional life. Here
is one of the UK's most beloved pop stars, more open, honest and raw
than ever before.
