Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Jason Manford has revealed that he's dropped three stone in weight after years of attempts at slimming down.
The comic says he was shocked to have found his weight had crept up when he stepped on the scales on New Year’s Day and saw he was 17st 5lb.
Jason, 40, has since gone from 17st 5lb to 14st 10lb after vowing to lose weight following his shock at the start of the year. "You get to the point where you go ‘Am I getting enough joy out of life if I’m thinking about my weight?'," he told the Mirror. "I think I’ve thought about my weight every day of my adult life. READ MORE: Rylan Clark-Neal says he's not in a good place after 'mistakes' lead to breakdown
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