WILL.I.AM has revealed he fought a secret health battle last year after his weight gain and bad sleeping patterns left him with cholesterol and blood pressure problems as well as bronchitis.
The Voice judge, 42, told Loose Women today that his “tough” 2017 saw his health plummet as his weight reached 15 stone.
He revealed: “Last year was tough for me. When we filmed The Voice I wasn’t the healthiest. 2017 was ups and downs and I slipped.
“I weighed a whopping 210lbs, my blood pressure was really high, I had high cholesterol and since then, since December I changed what I eat. I have a plant-based diet, I work out.”
Will went on to say that two major health incidents served as “a wake-up call” for him after he failed to quickly recover from bronchitis.
He explained: “The high cholesterol was a wake-up call, then I had bronchitis for a month and a half and I didn’t know why I couldn’t beat it.
“My immune system was weak and I was eating whatever I could eat for energy, my sleeping patterns were really off, I’d have two and half hours, wake up, go to work, have a nap. So I really had to get my life in check.
“My blood pressure and cholesterol came down without having to take medicine, my nasal drip has gone, both my nostrils are working – as I always had one nostril that didn’t work! No more nasal drip no more acid reflux.”
The musician went credited his doctor, who also worked with his Black Eye Peas bandmate Taboo and Lance Armstrong when they had testicular cancer, for helping him achieve full health.
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He said: “I talk to my doctor all the time, he helped saved my best friend’s life. Taboo in the Black-Eyed Peas had testicular cancer which he fought and beat, he helped Lance Armstrong, and he helped keep Steve Jobs stay alive for as long as he could.
“We’re blessed to have access to great professions.”
Will’s interview comes as presenter Bill Turnball revealed he is suffering from incurable prostate cancer and is urging men to get themselves checked.
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