A Betws-yn-Rhos mother will be taking to the skies in October to raise money for a charity close to her heart.

Hannah Chamberlain, a 29-year-old mother of two, will be undertaking a skydive to raise money for Beat, a charity which aids people with an eating disorder.

Mrs Chamberlain herself suffered from an eating disorder for a number of years developing anorexia when she was 14 and by the time she was 16 the illness dominated her life, made worse by homelessness and lack of family support.

She said: "I needed help but I was ashamed, and didn’t feel ill enough.

"Due to my own lack of understanding of the illness, I struggled to tell the doctor what was really going on. The doctor replied ‘Why don’t you just eat?’

“That comment will live with me forever as it wasn’t that simple. It was that comment that prevented me seeking further help around my eating disorder for many years after."

It wasn’t until she was 22 and had a daughter that Hannah finally got help and was officially diagnosed with anorexia.

She was sectioned four times and admitted multiple times to an inpatient unit.

Mrs Chamberlain said: "Over the last three years I have spent more time in psychiatric units than at home with my husband and two children.

"I know now that a reason my eating disorder developed was out of a need of being in control, but these recent years I have realised it had complete control of me.

“Anorexia not only nearly took my life, but nearly robbed my two beautiful children of their mother.”

Now she is on top of her eating disorder and is able to spend more time with her husband and two children.

She now wants to raise awareness about eating disorders and the fundraiser will help with that.

So far she has raised £600, having set out to come up with £500.

Mrs Chamberlain has never set foot in a plane before but said she was up for the challenge in the name of charity.

She added: “At first I was worried about how people would react when I shared my story about my long battle with anorexia.

"However, I have been completed overwhelmed by the huge amount of support I’ve received.

“I’m very excited about the skydive but I’m getting more nervous as the time gets nearer. Nerves aside, it’s totally worth it as it raises awareness of eating disorders and money for such a fantastic charity!”

Beat’s community fundraising officer, Andrea Auburn, said: “Hannah is making a huge step in raising awareness and money to help ensure that eating disorder sufferers get support.

“Hannah is joining dozens of other brave volunteers who are skydiving to beat eating disorders. The courage of people like Hannah taking part in the Big Jump will lead to greater awareness of eating disorders across the UK and ensure that fewer people face their battle alone."