{"id":8595,"date":"2019-09-13T17:41:50","date_gmt":"2019-09-13T17:41:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/?p=8595"},"modified":"2019-10-26T18:02:10","modified_gmt":"2019-10-26T18:02:10","slug":"i-was-very-overweight-at-21-stone-stephen-fry-credits-his-six-stone-weight-loss-to-fast-eight-mile-walks-every-morning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/2019\/09\/13\/i-was-very-overweight-at-21-stone-stephen-fry-credits-his-six-stone-weight-loss-to-fast-eight-mile-walks-every-morning\/","title":{"rendered":"‘I was very overweight at 21 stone’: Stephen Fry credits his SIX STONE weight loss to ‘fast’ eight-mile walks every morning"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stephen Fry discusses his six stone weight loss on Saturday’s episode of The Jonathan Ross Show and admits that he was ‘very overweight’.<\/p>\n

The TV personality,\u00a062, has dropped from 21 stone to 15 recently and credits\u00a0eight miles of walking every morning for his image overhaul.<\/p>\n

Stephen, who admits he is ‘feeling better’ since his weight loss, tells host Jonathan: ‘I was very overweight. 21 stone. I lost nearly six of those. I’m feeling better.<\/p>\n

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Wow:\u00a0Stephen Fry discusses his six stone weight loss on Saturday’s episode of The Jonathan Ross Show and admits that he was ‘very overweight’<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

‘[I do] a lot of walking. I walk eight miles every morning. Fast. Just over four miles an hour.’<\/p>\n

Stephen goes on to reveal his secrets for staying motivated and uses audio books and podcasts to keep him entertained on his power walks.<\/p>\n

He says: ‘The secret of it, for me at least, is audio books and podcasts. Music is fine but you tend to every ten yards or so to think, “No, I don\u2019t want to hear that.” You\u2019re always adjusting your playlist.’<\/p>\n

However, despite his dramatic weight loss, Stephen has no desires to appear on reality shows such as Strictly Come Dancing.<\/p>\n

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Impressive:\u00a0The TV personality, 62, has dropped from 21 stone to 15 recently and credits eight miles of walking every morning for his image overhaul (pictured in November 2018)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Weight loss:\u00a0Stephen, who admits he is ‘feeling better’ since his weight loss, tells host Jonathan: ‘I was very overweight. 21 stone. I lost nearly six of those. I’m feeling better.’ (pictured on the show, left, and before, in December 2018, right)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The actor jokes: ‘Dancing is not my world at all. I loathe dancing. It embarrasses me. Not only to do it but to watch other people do it. I can\u2019t bear it, I just can\u2019t bear it.<\/p>\n

‘The Strictly type thing I find absolutely nails on a blackboard. It\u2019s an allergy. I can\u2019t bear dancing. It makes me cringe.’<\/p>\n

Stephen’s early power walks have also been helping with his writing process and he admits that he is most inspired in the morning.<\/p>\n

He reveals to Jonathan: ‘In the end you are either a lark or an owl. I have to get up really early to write. I can’t write in the evening.<\/p>\n

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That’s a lot:\u00a0‘[I do] a lot of walking. I walk eight miles every morning. Fast. Just over four miles an hour,’ he reveals<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Motivation:\u00a0Stephen goes on to reveal his secrets for staying motivated and uses audio books and podcasts to keep him entertained on his power walks<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Strictly NO dancing:\u00a0However, despite his dramatic weight loss, Stephen has no desires to appear on reality shows such as Strictly Come Dancing (pictured before his weight loss in October 2018)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

‘Sometimes as early as literally half past three in the morning, and I\u2019ll go to bed at six in the evening. It\u2019s completely bonkers. That’s the way I work. Mental energy. I droop at the end of the day.’<\/p>\n

In his personal life, Stephen is happily married to his husband Elliott Spencer, 32, after tying the knot in\u00a02015.<\/p>\n

And the TV personality admits that he has no ‘future aspirations’ on the chat show as he’s ‘happy’ in his life.<\/p>\n

He admits: ‘It’s awful to say “no.” You need a sort of greed and an appetite and a goal. But I\u2019m happily married and I\u2019m content with life, and I\u2019m, what British person dare say happy, but no I don\u2019t.<\/p>\n

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Smitten:\u00a0In his personal life, Stephen is happily married to his husband Elliott Spencer, 32, after tying the knot in 2015 (pictured together at the\u00a0Rocketman premiere in May)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Happy:\u00a0And the TV personality admits that he has no ‘future aspirations’ on the chat show as he’s ‘happy’ in his life<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

‘I get sent nice scripts or people give ideas for a documentary or film I might want to do or something. That can excite me but there\u2019s nothing in my head that says \u2018if only I still hadn\u2019t done this.\u2019 I\u2019m very fortunate. It\u2019s a wonderful place to be.’<\/p>\n

Stephen and\u00a0Elliott married in 2015 amid much buzz, yet have kept a low profile during their relationship.<\/p>\n

Their relationship\u00a0is believed to have lasted about a year before they decided to tie the knot.<\/p>\n

According to The Mirror\u00a0sparks first flew between Stephen and Elliot when they met in 2012 after being introduced by mutual friends at a house party.<\/p>\n

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Private:\u00a0Stephen and Elliott married in 2015 amid much buzz, yet have kept a low profile during their relationship (pictured together at the\u00a0LGBT Awards in May)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Star-studded:\u00a0Jonathan is joined by Stephen, Downton Abbey stars Elizabeth McGovern and Michelle Dockery, Martin Freeman, Craig David, Charli XCX and Christine and the Queens<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

They began dating shortly after meeting and were spotted spending time together often. They were seen at the Savoy Hotel in London and the Ascot racecourse in Berkshire, England.<\/p>\n

Jonathan is joined by Stephen,\u00a0Downton Abbey stars Elizabeth McGovern and\u00a0Michelle Dockery,\u00a0Martin Freeman, Craig David,\u00a0Charli XCX and\u00a0Christine and the Queens.<\/p>\n

Watch all the interviews on The Jonathan Ross Show on Saturday at 10:15pm on ITV.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Watch it:\u00a0Watch all the interviews on The Jonathan Ross Show on Saturday at 10:15pm on ITV<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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