AUF WIEDERSEHEN FAT

Actor Timothy Spall shows off slim new figure at Venice Film Festival after two-year health kick

Auf Wiedersehen, Pet star said he cut down on booze and doesn't eat rubbish anymore as he promoted The Journey

NICOLA FAHEY

Published: 4:08, 8 Sep 2016

ACTOR Timothy Spall reveals what a tiny Tim he is now, posing to promote new film The Journey.

The once chubby star of TV comedy Auf Wiedersehen, Pet showed off his slim figure at Venice’s Film Festival, after a two-year health regime.

Timothy Spall shows off his new figure to promote film The Journey — Timothy Spall shows off his new figure to promote film The JourneyCredit: Getty Images - WireImage

Spall, 59, who beat leukaemia despite being given just days to live in 1996, cut down booze after suffering exhaustion in 2014.

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Big star . . . the actor used to be a lot bigger before his weight loss — Big star . . . the actor used to be a lot bigger before his weight lossCredit: ITV

He says: “I don’t eat rubbish now.”

He plays Ian Paisley in the film about the Northern Ireland peace process.