Jake Quickenden took to Instagram on Sunday to reveal his incredible body transformation after admitting he had "let himself go" during lockdown.
The former X Factor star, 33, confessed he had lost track of his healthy routine which began to affect his mental health as well as his physical appearance.
And in an impressive before and after collage, the singer showed how he was well on the way to his old self after five weeks of training.
In the first image he was seen minus his trademark abs and lacking any real body definition. In the second posted alongside it, his toned abs were back as he cut a chiselled figure.
He captioned the upload: "So I wasn’t going to post this, I was a little ashamed of how I let myself get, I’ve never been out of shape really I know that, but with lockdown and becoming a dad and also being on tour I let myself get out of my routine, which in turn not only affected my body but also my mental health!!
"5 weeks of turning that all around, being in a routine, lifting weights again after injuries I feel great not only physically but mentally, I still have down days we all do!
"But I wanted to sort myself out, anything is possible when you put your mind to it and work hard. I’m not preaching either here I just wanted to say that it’s ok to have time off, but I realised I perform best as a person, as a partner and a father when I feel good and that means body and mind!
"Im proud of my results so far, I will keep going and having a better relationship with food and exercise, not eating when I’m bored or just pigging out emotionally but actually realising that and trying to do something about it!"
He continued to proudly say he had stopped smoking for four weeks and said he intended to keep going on his health kick.
He concluded his post by telling his followers his inbox was open if anyone was feeling low and needed a chat.
The post was met by an influx of praise and appreciation.
Among those leaving positive vibes was Professor Green who wrote: "All of this mate."
Lizzie Cundy also commented: "Well done babes !! That’s incredible."
Former Love Island star Chris Hughes could help but poke fun at his choice of underwear in his first image, asking: "What are u wearing in Exhibit A?"
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