Get daily celeb exclusives and behind the scenes house tours direct to your inbox We have more newsletters Get daily celeb exclusives and behind the scenes house tours direct to your inbox We have more newsletters Alan Carr dropped a significant amount of weight in 2020 and revealed exactly how he did it. The comedian, 48 was inspired by his friend, 36 year old superstar singer-songwriter Adele , to shed the pounds and has managed to maintain his slimmer figure ever since. Fans were left stunned in August 2020 when Alan, who returns with a new series of his ITV comedy Changing Ends on Saturday, 20 July, shared transformative snaps of himself online .
Alan, who is known for being good friends with Adele – another star who has slimmed down in recent years – admitted that the Easy On Me singer inspired him to embark on his own weight loss journey, with him deciding to follow the same diet. Chatting to The Sun about his 2020 transformation, he revealed: ''I have been on a weird diet of a 1,000 calories. Adele looks great and she has inspired me," reports Wales Online .
The NHS advises against following extremely low-calorie diets unless specifically instructed to do so. The suggested daily calorie intake is 2,500 for men and 2,000 for women. To achieve his weight loss, Alan also reportedly limited himself to 1,000 calories each day, just like Adele, and followed the Sirtfood Diet.
This diet involves eating specific 'sirtfoods', such as kale, red wine, strawberries, turmeric, .