Celebrity chef and super slimmer Tom Kerridge is returning to BBC2 with a new weight-loss series after seeing the scales “creeping back up”.
At his heaviest he weighed 30st, but when he turned 40 he ditched booze, followed the dopamine diet – focusing on healthy foods that release “happy hormones” – and lost an impressive 12 stone.
Five years on, dad-of-one Tom has decided to get fitter as well as slimmer, so his new show Lose Weight and Get Fit will focus on exercise as well as healthy eating.
In the six-part series, which airs in January, he returns to his home city of Gloucester.
The Michelin-starred chef and 11 volunteers are given two months to shed the pounds, get fit and transform their cooking and exercise habits.
Tom, who’s previously fronted Lose Weight For Good, said: “I lost a load of weight a few years ago but lately I’ve seen it creeping back up. We’ll all be weighed and have our fitness tested at the start and the end.
“I don’t know how much I weigh or how fit I am. The results could come as a bit of a wake-up call.”
The group range in age from their 20s to 60s and all have different motivations, such as reducing high blood pressure .
BBC2 boss Patrick Holland said: “Tom is a special talent whose previous series inspired families across the UK.
“I’m delighted that he’s returning to BBC2 in the new year with this great new show about food and health”.
