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Matt Lucas reveals slimmed down look after overhauling fitness following Bake Off weight gain-Kim Novak-Entertainment – Metro
He enjoyed dinner with a friend in London.
Matt Lucas overhauled his health and fitness after putting on weight (Picture:Backgrid)
Matt Lucas has revealed the results of his recent weight loss after telling fans he put on weight while ‘eating most of the cake’ on Great British Bake Off.
The comedian and TV star, 48, stepped out for dinner with a friend in Notting Hill this week, wearing a white T-shirt, chinos, green hoody and a baseball cap for the casual outing.
The pair enjoyed a meal at an Italian restaurant in the area before taking a walk together and stopping to look in a shop window.
Matt recently opened up about his health and fitness overhaul after people noticed he was looking slimmer than before.
Lord Alan Sugar tweeted: ‘Wow @RealMattLucas has lost so much weight,’ to which the Little Britain star revealed he had made changes after putting on weight while hosting the Great British Bake Off.
He responded: ‘Thanks. Basically I was already pretty big and then I went into a large white tent and ate most of the cake inside.
Matt was seen enjoying dinner out with a friend (Picture: NASH / BACKGRID)
Fans noticed that Matt has lost weight in recent months (Picture: NASH / BACKGRID)
He still enjoys foods like Pot Noodles in moderation (Picture: NASH / BACKGRID)
‘Then I saw myself on telly and thought “I can barely fit on the screen” and realised it was time to do something about it.’
Proving it’s all about balance and not depriving yourself of the things you enjoy, he added: ‘That said, I have just had a Pot Noodle.’
Matt found he gained weight while on Great British Bake Off (Picture: PA)
Matt revealed earlier in the year that he was ‘thin-shamed’ after losing weight, tweeting at the time: ‘Shout out to the lady who stopped me at football today to ask me why I’ve lost weight and to inform me I look a lot older.
‘For the first time in my life, I think I’ve just been thin-shamed.’
Matt also revealed at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in April 2020 that he was keen to ‘get fitter’ during quarantine, revealing on Lorraine at the time: ‘The one thing I need to do is get fitter, I have put on a little bit of weight, that’s my next challenge to do a bit more exercise.
‘I might have to make a game of it when I go out an exercise to stay out of people’s way. I don’t have a garden so I have to find a way to do that.’
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