About this season
Secret Eaters is a British documentary television series about overeating. It is shown on Channel 4 and presented by Anna Richardson. With their permission, people with eating habit problems are videoed in their home over a week. The subjects do not suspect that private investigators are also following and videoing them elsewhere. At the end of the week, the true amount of what the subjects have eaten is revealed. The subjects are given some days to change their habits, and are brought back, showing considerable weight loss. This drama is intercut with a separate short story where the presenter and food experts test some factor causing overeating.
Episodes (8)
1. Ray and Ange
Aired 27 March 2013 • 44 min
Lovebirds Ray and Ange from Bolton are desperate to lose weight and are convinced they eat healthily. Ray's infamous 'pie butty' and belly-buster breakfasts suggest otherwise. Once they learn the shocking truth of what they're really eating, will they be able to stick to a five week eating plan, win their battle of the bulge and get their wedding back on track? Plus, the show lays some mischievous and tasty traps for the public, to prove just how easy it is for us all to succumb to secret eating.
2. Emma and Paul
Aired 3 April 2013 • 44 min
Since married couple Emma and Paul from Warrington got together they've piled on a massive seven stone between them, yet are still under the impression they eat healthily. However, Emma's craving for carbs and Paul's passion for potatoes - 16 in one sitting - suggests otherwise. Once they learn the shocking truth of what they're really eating, will they be able to stick to a healthy eating plan?
3. David and Denise
Aired 12 April 2013 • 44 min
Neither David nor Denise from Eccles thinks they eat enough to warrant their size and are convinced their diet is a healthy one. Ttheir passion for rich sauces and plentiful portions seem to suggest otherwise, as does David's determination to clear every last bit on his plate, despite having a gastric band. Once they learn the shocking truth of what they're really eating, will they be able to stop blaming each other for their ever-widening waistbands, stick to a healthy eating plan and win their battle of the bulge? And what will the cameras reveal from the mischievous and tasty traps set for the public that prove just how easy it is for us all to succumb to secret eating?
4. Lauren and Stephanie
Aired 17 April 2013 • 43 min
Sisters Lauren and Stephanie from Essex are 20something siblings mystified by their weight gain. They've each put on two stone over the last two years, tipping the scales over into the overweight category. Lauren is even training for the marathon but has yet to lose a pound. The girls think they eat healthily, but Stephanie's grab-and-go habits and Lauren's social suppers suggest otherwise. Once they learn the shocking truth of what they're really eating, will they be able to stick to a healthy eating plan, nip their weight gain in the bud and lead a healthier lifestyle in the future? Plus, when it comes to eating, once we pop most of us can't stop, so in this episode the secret cameras record mischievous and tasty traps set for the public, proving just how easy it is for anyone to succumb to secret eating.
5. Hetal and Mitul
Aired 24 April 2013 • 44 min
Hetal and Mitul submit to a course of diet surveillance. Is it the extra cheese sauce in their moussaka or the added chocolate spread in their health shakes that's stopping them from losing weight?
6. Darryl and Kate
Aired 1 May 2013 • 44 min
Good friends Daryl and Kat from Essex are desperate to lose weight, but think they eat healthily. Daryl's breakfast blowouts and Kate's serial snacking suggest otherwise.
7. Emma and Matthew
Aired 8 May 2013 • 45 min
Sister and brother Emma and Matthew from Camberley in Surrey are under the spotlight this time. Matthew is very sporty, mountain-biking at weekends and going to the gym three times a week, while Emma restricts her food intake on weekdays to just a few hundred calories a day. So why are these two putting on weight? They're convinced they're making the right choices with their food, but Emma's habit of picking while cooking, and Matthew's willingness to indulge in chocolate cake immediately after exercise, seem to suggest otherwise. Once they learn the shocking truth of what they're really eating, will these siblings be able to stick to a healthy eating plan, start winning their fight with the flab and look forward to a healthier future?
8. Precious and Florence
Aired 15 May 2013 • 45 min
Sisters Precious and Florence, from Sidcup, are the latest pair to come under the show's spotlight with their eating habits held up for scrutiny. Gym bunny Precious works out every day and insists she eats healthily, while elder sister Florence cooks everything from scratch and would rather eat her own food than touch a takeaway. So why are they both putting on weight? They're convinced they're making the right choices with their food, but Florence's mega-carb portion sizes, Precious's love of a treat, and both sisters' devotion to fast food seem to suggest otherwise.