GBBO host Matt Lucas' weight loss and gain stemmed from tragedy
Matt Lucas has undergone a dramatic transformation that has seen the star shed several pounds, leaving The Great British Bake Off fans stunned. However, despite the 48-year-old initially putting his weight gain down to eating too many of the sweet treats on offer in the white tent, there appears to be a much more heartbreaking reason behind it.
In 2009 Matt's ex husband Kevin McGee tragically died by suicide, just ten months after divorcing Matt in High Court. And speaking about his grief, the Little Britain star admitted that he began "eating lots" to help him cope with his loss. “I think people respond in all different ways to grief,” Matt told the Sunday Times in reflection in 2017. “I thought I was very conscientious going to a bereavement counsellor and not turning to drink, which I hardly ever do - I probably have six units a year. "I’m not going to start smoking again, I’m not going to do drugs. But I ended up eating lots and having lots of sex. That was how I responded. As much as anything I was trying to distract myself." The comedian was later warned by doctors that same year that he was in danger of developing diabetes and was told he needed to reduce his daily calorie intake to 1,500. Matt listened to the warning, following the death of his dad to a heart attack in 1996, however gained weight again later in lockdown. The TV star then appeared slimmer on Lorraine and shared that the pandemic provided incentive to get fit, saying: "I've lost some weight, I needed to take the edge off, because I put on a lot of weight in lockdown.Matt added: "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 and exercise to stay out of people's way. I don't have a garden so I have to find a way to do that." The GBBO host now has his housemate Jamie Barnard as his “personal trainer extraordinaire”, who focuses on the positive impact of physical exercises on mental health and reducing stress and anxiety.
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