Your World of Legal Intelligence
 United Kingdom | +44 (0) 20 7284 8080

Bake Off star Matt Lucas shares weight loss advice after insult at football game

Document Cited in Related
Vincent
Published date29 June 2022
And despite beginning this journey due to being body-shamed at a football game, Matt still gets hate for his body - just in a different format. As reported by Leicestershire Live, Matt took to social media to describe the first 'thin-shaming' event he had ever experienced

READ MORE - Brooklyn Beckham's wife Nicola Peltz hits out at in-laws, David and Victoria

Writing on Twitter, Matt said: "Shout out to the lady who stopped me at football today to ask me why I've lost weight and to inform me I look a lot older. For the first time in my life, I think I've just been thin-shamed."

Discussing with Scottish television host Lorraine Kelly, Matt went into detail on how he shed the weight during the pandemic. The 48-year-old said: "I've lost some weight, I needed to take the edge off, because I put on a lot of weight in lockdown.

"I've still got a bit of a tum, I've got a little bit of a tum, I'm not a skinny minnie."

Matt also revealed that he was keen to "get fit" after he realised he was piling on the pounds during lockdown, but still feels he has a long way to go. He added: "The one thing I need to do is get fitter, I have put on a little bit of weight, that's my next challenge to do a bit more exercise.

"I might have to...

To continue reading

Request your trial

VLEX uses login cookies to provide you with a better browsing experience. If you click on 'Accept' or continue browsing this site we consider that you accept our cookie policy. ACCEPT