HUNKY EastEnders star Craig Fairbrass was the order of the day for Maria Longford when she attended an annual awards ceremony.

The star, who played bad boy Dan Sullivan in the TV soap, hosted Slimming World's Annual Awards Ceremony and Maria, who runs a club in High Wycombe, took the chance to grab a quick cuddle.

"He was a really nice guy and was so impressed with the achievements of our slimmers," said Maria.

She added: "Helping people to achieve their dream size is a reward in itself but meeting Craig Fairbrass was the perfect end to a fabulous year."

The award ceremony took place in Birmingham in November.

Maria was there representing her slimming club which meets at The Methodist Church Hall in Mentmore Road, High Wycombe, on Mondays and Wednesdays.

She added: "In the New Year, so many people want to shed their old image but find keeping their motivation can be difficult.

"This year there's an extra large helping of motivation on the menu with an organised six week Sponsored Slim in aid of Barnado's."

Anyone who would like more information about slimming can log on to www.slimming-world.co.uk