When Magda Szubanski revealed her amazing weight loss on The Weekly's cover, she inspired the nation. Here she shares an open letter with us all.

Hi Guys

It's Magda here. I would like to thank all the Weekly readers who entered the competition for a chance to meet me, and see me as Big Julie in the fabulous musical Guys and Dolls.

It was really lovely to meet the winners, Sally and Ewan Chandler from Glenhaven, NSW. We had a chat after the show and they were lovely. It turned out — in a lovely co-incidence — that it was the winner's husband's birthday, so a great surprise for him.

The response to the Jenny Craig/The Australian Women's Weekly competition and the messages you sent me were so overwhelming. There were nearly 1000 entries.

I really put myself out there when I signed on publicly with Jenny Craig to lose weight but that has been more than compensated for by the incredible encouragement I have had from all of you and, in fact, just random people on the street! It's really heart-warming to read your messages of support and also hear about your own struggles. It makes me feel part of something bigger and more important than just my own little concerns.

Dare I say I even hope that together we can really start to make a change in society for the healthier and the better.

I'm determined to stay on track with this and keep losing weight, and I’m already living, breathing proof that it’s never too late to take charge, shed kilos and be a healthy, happy fox.

Come on, let's do this together!

Best wishes,

Magda Szubanski