HOPKINS IS IN BEST SHAPE OF HIS LIFE AFTER DRASTIC DIET
Ageing Hollywood icon ANTHONY HOPKINS is boasting a new slimmer figure af ter becoming a "health nut" and dropping a staggering 75 pounds (34 kilog rams).
The Silence of the Lambs star enlisted the help of his third wife, Colo mbian-born Stella Arroyave, in 2008 to help him adopt a healthier lifesty le.
The actor admits he became hooked on fatty foods before embarking on an extreme diet, which is believed to be meat-free.
He says, "I was addicted to bread, cookies, whatnot. I love all the bad stuff." Hopkins now enjoys a simple life revolving around healthy eating and pl enty of exercise - although he admits his initial weightloss was so drast ic, it surprised even himself.
Images of a frail-looking Hopkins in 2008 and 2009 sparked fears for hi s health, but he insists he’s currently in the best shape of his life.
The star, 73, tells New York Post columnist Cindy Adams, "My wife’s no dictator, but she said I must stick to a regimen. So I’m in the gym six d ays a week, I power walk, live on 800 calories a day. No pasta. No second s. A sandwich occasionally. Now I’m a health nut.
"I lost too much, 75 pounds in two years. But I gained a little back in Europe (while shooting Woody Allen’s You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger earlier this year (10))." His strict new diet means he’s no longer able to fit into most of his c lothes, so he’s donated his larger items to charity.
He says, "I can’t get back into my wardrobe. I gave it all away to some mission. I tried tailoring the pants but they look ridiculous." (MT/PYN/
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