Britain’s Got Talent star loses five stone and proudly shows off new figure-Pierra Willix-Entertainment – Metro

A former Britain’s Got Talent star has spoken about his weight loss journey (Picture: Ken McKay/ Thames/ Rex/ Shutterstock)

A former Britain’s Got Talent star has shown off the results of an incredible five stone weight loss journey.

Jonathan Antoine appeared on the sixth season of the reality series in 2012 as half of the classical duo Jonathan and Charlotte.

The pair were eventually named runners-up and were then signed by Simon Cowell’s record label Syco in a £1,000,000,000 deal.

Now, 12 years on, Jonathan has shared an update following a recent health kick.

The performer, who was just 17 when he appeared on the show, is hardly recognisable now.

The 29-year-old, who admitted he previously ‘lacked discipline’, has now lost a jaw-dropping amount of weight after making big changes to his lifestyle and eating habits.

Jonathan Antoine appeared on the reality series in 2012 (Picture: Ken McKay/ Thames/ Rex/ Shutterstock)

‘I’ve still got a lot to lose but I’m making my way. I feel stronger and healthier than I have in 10 years, which is a lot. This year I’ve made an active choice. I’ve felt I’ve lacked the discipline a lot,’ he said.

‘When I was out in America its fast food everywhere. I was in a terrible state in the start of the year, and I’ve been able to claw my way back doing light exercise.’

‘I’m a very big fella so heavy exercise would just tear me up. I’m working my way up, thinking about what I eat because that is important,’ he added when speaking to OK!.

Now walking 10,000 steps every day, Jonathan said he’s felt empowered after taking back control of his health.

‘For a long time, I was just experiencing life, letting life live me, trying to find the next pleasure. Taking control of your own life, grabbing the world with your hands, feels amazing,’ he explained.

He has since lost five stone (Picture: Richard Milnes/ Rex/ Shutterstock)

Despite his once close relationship with Charlotte, Jonathan shared they haven’t spoken in several years.

In 2017 he also spoke about how they’d lost contact during an appearance on Lorraine.

‘We don’t really get to speak very often but that’s the nature of it. You don’t really get the time to speak to your friends, my family comes everywhere with me and they’re my longevity.’

After releasing their debut album, Together, their second, Pherhaps Love was released in 2013.

However, the following year the pair announced they were going their separate ways after each being offered solo record deals.

The performer said he has now ‘taken control’ of his life (Picture: Instagram/jonantoine)

The singer also once credited BGT with ‘saving his life’.

‘Before then I was suicidal and so depressed that I was self-harming,’ he told the Daily Mail.

‘I’d dropped out of sixth form and my parents wouldn’t leave me alone at home as they thought I’d try to take my own life. I felt so low it is almost impossible to describe. It was like I had nothing to live for – it was the darkest period of my life.’

However, he said ‘everything changed’ the moment he went on the show, and it gave him a ‘purpose’.

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