Career
The father-of-one, (Phoebe, born 2000) from Hatton, Derbyshire, England, previously weighed 31-stones and has featured in the press for his weight losses. - 2001 Gives up office job to teach fitness full time. Starred in the line up to turn on the Burton-upon-Trent Christmas lights.
- 2003 stars on Independent Television"s Trisha Goddard television talk show and the British Broadcasting Corporation’s ’SAS: Are You Tough Enough’.
- 2004 had a "tummy tuck" operation to remove his excess skin. - 2005 ran the London Marathon for the national United Kingdom charity Starlight Children"s Foundation.
Also wins a court case against Fitness First Health Clubs United Kingdom after unfair dismissal from a club in London. - 2006 moved to work in Egypt.
- 2007 Jody thanks the Burton-upon-Trent local newspapers for his raise to fame after recording a decoumentry for German television and starting again on an Independent Television talk show.
- 2008 featured on the British Broadcasting Corporation"s The One Show. Run"s weight loss courses The Fat Factor is East Essex and Surrey./ Wins court order to have contact with his then 8-year-old daughter. - 2009 promotes holistic health and wellbeing to his lifestyle coaching clients, and advises the public to boycott new jabs.
Runs diet and fitness classes for the overweight in Burton-upon-Trent, including the launch of the program "Derby"s Biggest Loser" and "The Fat Factor".
Jody coaches critically ill Derby resident Maxine Wood after health issues highlighted in the local media. Jody advises stress can stop you losing weight and teams up with television"s Most Haunted star Lesley Smith launches relaxation and meditation classes at Tutbury Castle.
Raises money by cycling in pink in aid of Breast Cancer Awareness at Westfield Debenhams department store and abseiling down Derby Cathedral in aid of the Derby Mountain Rescue Team. - 2010 based at a fitness club in Derby and his clients feature in the local newspaper for their weight loss success.
- 2015 Jody renames himself as Joseph Spendlove
- 2016 Jody"s popular YouTube video of him having a colonic irrigation live on television, reaches over 1 million views.