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Lenny Henry reveals secrets behind three stone weight loss during Virgin Radio interview with Chris Evans
Last month Lenny stepped down from a presenting role he's held since 1985
LENNY Henry has shared the secrets behind his impressive three stone weight loss.
The 65-year-old previously stunned fans when he showed off his body transformation.
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Now comedian Lenny has revealed how he did it.
During an interview with Chris Evans on Virgin Radio, he said: "I do yoga, I don’t eat what I used to. My family was… ‘if you leave anything, you’re sleeping outside’. So we used to have to eat everything mum put on your plate. I love to eat but I’m diabetic so I had to."
Lenny also confessed it was while filming a series that he got into working out.
He continued: "We’d do training in the morning and more training in the evening. We had six weeks of rehearsals and by the end of that six weeks I’d lost a stone. I thought, ‘I might as well carry on doing this’.
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"My doctor said, ‘You’ve got to start watching what you eat now’. I was going to the gym two or three times a week and it wasn’t coming off, it was to do with what goes in your gob.”
Last month it was revealed Lenny was stepping down from hosting Comic Relief after 39 years.
In a statement ahead of the most recent live show, he said: "I have decided this will be the last time I host Comic Relief on the night.
"Only because I have been doing it since the 90s - and I think it is time for someone else to take the reins."
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Lenny confirmed he will continue as Honorary Life President of Comic Relief - a role he has held since 2017.
He told BBC News: "I think it needs new blood, and I'm definitely old blood. So it's time for change.
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"This is a good time to part ways and to allow a new generation to take the baton and move the whole thing on a bit."
Lenny's replacement is yet to be revealed.
However, he is usually joined on the night by co-hosts like Davina McCall, David Tennant, Paddy McGuinness and Maya Jama, so one of them may step into the main host role.
Speaking about who could replace Lenny, Richard Curtis - who co-founded Comic Relief with Lenny in 1985 - told the BBC: "As life president of Comic Relief, I'm excited to see some new and familiar faces come forward now to present the big night and lead us into the next chapter."
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