Auckland woman surprises husband with 30kg weight loss

Sarah Valentine had an emotional reunion with her husband whom she hasn't seen for seven months after leaving MIQ today – and left him gobsmacked by a huge surprise.

The Auckland accent coach lost more than 30kg while caring for her sick mother in England, but managed to keep it a secret from her husband, until today.

The Herald captured the special moment for the couple outside the Naumi Hotel at Auckland Airport.

"He's just going to lose it big time, he's going to cry his eyes out," Valentine said, in the lead-up to today.

"He's just not going to believe it."

Valentine started the 1:1 diet by Cambridge Weight Plan with the support of a friend while she was living with her mother in England.

Her mother had suffered a stroke and fallen down stairs at her home in June last year, breaking 10 ribs and a vertebrae in her back.