Shaun Williamson, famous as bumbling Barry in EastEnders, lost 10lb for his latest role, but assures fans he will not become a “romantic leading man”.
Shaun, 54, who played Barry for a decade from 1994, had to get trim to cope with the physical gags in Mister Winner, a new BBC2 sitcom.
He said: “I lost 10lb – by drinking gin instead of beer. But I also power walk. Three miles to Tesco’s then three miles back holding the shopping.
It took 10lb off over six weeks.” But he won’t lose more and risk dropping out of his “pool”, which he says includes Mark Benton, John Thomson and Victor McGuire.
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