Matt Lucas showcases his incredible weight loss in a navy blue suit at the Gladiator 2 premiere after dropping from a size XXXL to a medium
Matt Lucas showed off his incredible weight loss in a navy blue suit as he attended the Gladiator 2 premiere on Wednesday.
The comedian and actor, 50, who recently went from a size XXXL to a medium, put on a sophisticated show as he stepped out in a custom two-piece ensemble.
He wore his suit over a crisp white shirt and a navy blue tie with a fun multi-colored square design.
The star completed the ensemble with a pair of black shiny suit shoes and frameless glasses as he showed off his slimmed-down frame.
In 2022, Matt revealed how his family’s medical history caused him to change his eating habits and become more conscious of his weight.
Matt Lucas showcased his incredible weight loss in a navy blue suit at the Gladiator 2 premiere on Wednesday after going from size XXXL to M
The star depicted the weight loss before the weight loss in 2018
Matt was only 22 when his father passed away unexpectedly at the age of 52, something he says was a much-needed wake-up call as he got older.
Appearing on sports presenter Gabby Logan’s podcast at the time, he said: ‘I’m 48, my father died when he was 52, very suddenly, his father died I think at 56, so I was looking at the law of averages.
“I was really big and I actually kept getting bigger during the pandemic.
‘Kind of not being very active, not really going out, not seeing people, just eating a lot of fried potatoes. I can’t tell you how many fried potatoes I ate!’
He said this realization caused him to lose weight, but the comic said he felt like he needed to exercise more and still get fitter.
He added: “I was so big I couldn’t really fit on the screen anymore. The thing is, when you grow up, and by the way, I still have a good stomach, I’m not skinny by any means, I just lost some weight…
‘I’ve gone from maybe an XXL, sometimes I was an XXXL, to a medium now I think. Although sometimes medium is big for me and sometimes small for me…
‘The only thing I have to do is get fitter, I have gained some weight, that is my next challenge to exercise more.
The comedian and actor, 50, looked sophisticated as he stepped out in a custom two-piece ensemble
He wore his suit over a crisp white shirt and a thin navy blue tie with a fun multi-colored square design
The actor ditched his unhealthy lifestyle in an attempt to lose some weight after packing on the pounds during lockdown (pictured left in 2005 and right in 2022)
The star completed the ensemble with a pair of black shiny suit shoes and frameless glasses as he showed off his slimmed-down frame
In 2022, Matt revealed how his family’s medical history caused him to change his eating habits and become more conscious of his weight.
He previously said: ‘I’m 48, my father died when he was 52, very suddenly, his father died I think at 56, so I was looking at the law of averages here’
He said this realization caused him to lose weight, but the comic said he felt like he needed to exercise more and still get fitter.
‘Maybe I should make it a game when I exercise to stay away from people. I don’t have a garden, so I have to find a way to do that.’
In April 2020, Matt admitted he was keen to ‘get fitter’ during lockdown after feeling like he had ‘gained a bit of weight’.
He said: ‘All I need to do is get fitter, I’ve put on a bit of weight, that’s my next challenge to exercise a bit more.
“Maybe I should make a game of it when I’m doing an exercise to stay away from people. I don’t have a garden, so I have to find a way to do that.’
The prankster was previously told by doctors to reduce his daily calorie intake to 1,500 because he feared he was developing diabetes.