A Mexican name who was named the world’s heaviest, who once tipped the scales at 1302lbs is showing off his 551lb weight-loss. Juan Pedro Franco, 33 was declared the heaviest person alive by the Guinness World Records in 2017.

But now after two gastric band surgeries and a strict exercise regime he has reduced his weight to under a 1000lbs and one day dreams of standing again.

Since he started just over a year ago he has shed 551lbs which is the equivalent of a silverback gorilla.

However Franco’s ultimate aim is to be able to walk again after years of being combined to his bedroom.

Franco first made headlines in November 2016 when he was admitted to the clinic after making the trip via a specially-adapted van to the western city of Guadalajara, Jalisco.

At the time, Castaneda said Mr Franco’s obesity and related conditions, including diabetes, had made the operation impossible and he needed to lose weight.

Franco went on a three-month diet and lost 385lbs to prepare him for the operation in Guadalajara which intended to dropped his weight by half.

He then had a second similar operation in November 2017 which involved key-hole surgery to divide Franco’s stomach by half giving him a much smaller capacity.