How unrecognisable I’m a Celeb star Chris Moyles shed 5st with strict food ban and killer workouts with famous pal’s PT
HE shocked the country when he unveiled his incredible weight loss - and Chris Moyles has kept up with his strict new lifestyle ever since.
The DJ, 48, is currently starring on the 22nd series of I'm A Celebrity, where no shortage of hungry contestants have lost a ton of weight.
But before Chris gets to enjoy a diet of insects and animal body parts, we look back at how he was able to go from 18st to a much healthier 12.
From a strict juice diet to gruelling workouts with an ex-pro boxer's trainer and ditching bread, Chris has dedicated more than eight years to his new look - and it's paid off.
The Radio X presenter was motivated to shed the pounds after admitting he feared he'd die if he kept up his unhealthy lifestyle.
"I'm getting older. If I don't keep fit I will be dead by the time I am 50," he said.
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'The fat breakfast DJ stage'
Chris has admitted working early morning shifts on Radio 1's Breakfast Show for years meant his lifestyle became unhealthy.
He previously dubbed his stint on the show as his 'fat breakfast DJ stage' and it's been widely reported he used to eat mostly junk food and snacks while working.
He would reportedly indulge in multiple takeaways and would rarely exercise, but having left the show in 2012 - and taken a break from the early mornings for a while - it motivated him to tackle the weight once and for all.
Sure enough, he debuted his in 2015 and hasn't looked back since.
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Ditching bread and cutting down lager
The star previously explained that he shed the pounds simply by changing his diet and fitness regime.
After spotting an article claiming he'd been eating around 2,000 calories a day before his weight loss, Chris took to Facebook in 2017 and claimed it was much more.
"Have you missed a zero off that? If I was consuming only 2000 calories a day, I could've lost weight! The NHS website says a man needs around 2,500 calories a day to maintain his weight," he wrote.
He went on to claim that while he's switched to healthier foods, he still can't stand oatmeal - and added: "I eat eggs as they are. Chicken with skin on only started eating fish recently and have turkey at Christmas."
Doing regular cardio and intense workouts to build muscle mass has also given him a new lease on life.
Meanwhile, he also cut out a major culprit - bread - and reduced the amount of lager he was drinking, which he revealed to fans after spotting false rumours that he'd used weight loss supplements.
"I have never even heard of this product, let alone used it," he said on Facebook.
"I don't want people reading this and thinking that's how I lost weight. So here, from my tiny mouth, is the truth.
"I stopped buying bread. Dramatically cut my larger intake. Started eating better food... Trained regularly. That's it.
"I just wanted you to know I didn't use any supplements and I still… hate oatmeal."
Strict 5-day juice diet
While Chris has largely credited his weight loss to an ongoing healthier diet, he previously tried out a 5-day juice diet in 2016 to give him an immediate cleanse - and kept fans updated on his progress throughout on Instagram.
The star first revealed he'd taken on the difficult challenge by sharing a photo of a Colin the Caterpillar cake on his page and writing: "Day 2 of juice detox and the studio is full of food for Dom's birthday... #torture #happybirthdaydom."
He managed to resist the treats, however - even sticking to juices during a Coldplay gig - and revealed a photo of his morning juice on day 4 alongside the caption: "Day 4 of nothing but bloody juuuuuuice! This is my breakfast.. ffs... Only 38 hours to go.. Haha."
Sure enough, on the final day, he shared a snap of some green soup as his final meal and wrote: "The 5-day Juice Detox is all but over. The final soup has been demolished.
"I haven't eaten solid food since Tuesday night and I feel great. Well done to me. And thanks to Captain Juice @jasonvale (PS It tasted lovely so don't bother leaving messages such as 'Looks like Kermit's piss' etc... You're too late!)"
He celebrated his achievement with a well-earned hot chocolate.
David Haye's ex-trainer's killer workouts
While Chris has said he's managed to stick to his own strict exercise regime throughout, he has had help from the best - former professional boxer David Haye's ex-trainer, no less.
He previously told : “I've got David Haye's old trainer who kills me. I’ve become obsessed with it [fitness].
“And I watch what I eat now that I've had to learn to cook for myself and that takes up a lot of my time, especially if I'm not drinking, which I have been trying not to do lately.”
Chris previously told Ross Kemp that he weighs himself up to six times a week just to learn how his body is working.
He added: "I will train Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and I will watch what I eat and I'll eat very little.
"I do intermittent fasting and I'll eat at 6:30pm or 7pm and I'll be fine. I need to do that from the weekends that I have.”
Knowing when to draw the line
While Chris managed to cut down the lager when he first began his weight loss journey, he also revealed he'd begun noticing the difference it made to his body too - which spurred him on even further.
He told The Sun in 2014: “I don’t know what I used to think when I looked in the mirror when I was at my worst.
“Now if I go out on a Friday or Saturday and have a few beers, I can see that I’m bloating in the mirror on Sunday.”
However, like with any of us, Chris does still have his cheat days - and he previously joked they make him feel so bad, he "cries himself to sleep" after doing it.
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“I fall off the wagon sometimes and buy a pack of salt and vinegar chip sticks and a pack of cookies and eat them, and I feel bad about myself and cry myself to sleep. That happens," he joked.
Let's face it, everyone deserves a few cheat days.
