Former Emmerdale star Tom Lister looks completely unrecognisable after undergoing an extensive weight loss transformation.
The 44-year-old, who portrayed Carl King on the long-running ITV soap for eight years between 2004 and 2012, shared his impressive new look as he revealed he has lost a dramatic 2.5 stone.
The former soap star has spent the last six months working out and has managed to completely transform his look. Taking to Instagram to share his before and after, Tom explained that he was inspired to change his lifestyle after finding himself "feeling low" and struggling to find work.
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He told his 11.6k followers: "I started working with Lee back in September as I was feeling pretty low in myself. Covid hit me HARD in terms of lack of work opportunities, leaving me feeling a bit bereft and low on self esteem and motivation.
“This resulted in me piling on the weight and feeling pretty s***y all round. I had my reservations about online coaching and whether it would work and I’ve never really been a keen gym person. But Lee is brilliant.
“I loved working with him. It was just so easy and basically it’s a bit like having a cheerleader in your pocket! I loved the accountability and how he tailored everything to me - from the workouts to the meal planning, to giving me a kick up the a**e when I needed it!!”
Revealing his incredible achievement, he shared: “I have lost over 16kg (2.5 Stone) and I haven’t been this lean for over 20 years.
“We haven’t finished yet so we will keep going but I just wanted to thank @leejonespt for all he’s done for me and getting me out of the rut I was in.
“I feel healthy and strong and I’ve got some exciting work coming in at the start of this year too, so all in all it was 100% the right decision.”
Carl was murdered by villainous Cameron Murray - as part of Emmerdale’s 40th anniversary, forcing Tom to move on in his career. It was previously reported that the former soap star had set up a window cleaning company to keep him going inbetween acting jobs.
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