Ray Foley has revealed he has put on a massive four stone in just two years, admitting: “I’m a bit fat”.
The 98FM star admitted he’s piled on the weight since he presented the last series of Take Me Out in 2012.
And the 33-year-old said he has become “very conscious” of his figure – as none of his clothes would fit and the scales creaked when he stood on them.
He said: “I became very conscious I was putting on weight – none of my clothes would fit me any more.
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“Every time I got on them, the scales were creaking. I did become conscious about it, real conscious.”
The TV3 presenter even revealed that before signing up to present a new gameshow –Â The Algorithm – for the channel he called bosses and told them: “Just so you know – I’m a bit fat now”.
He added: “Prior to the The Algorithm, you have the notion of you’re going to be on the telly and you need to look presentable and good.
“When we were talking about me doing The Algorithm I did say, ‘Just so you know – I’m a bit fat now.’ But they said, ‘No, it’s cool, it’s fine, don’t worry about it.’
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“But for me – I’m only 33, I’ve put on four stone very quickly. So there is a thing of me thinking right, I need to look after myself now so I can look good.”
And Ray – who has moved from Today FM to a new morning show on 98FM – told Late Lunch Live that getting up at 5am isn’t helping, or his wife Kate Carolan having two kids.
He added: “I’ve changed jobs and I’ve had two babies as well. I’m working early mornings. It was sympathy eating and drinking – a lot of men put on weight when their partners have babies.
“It’s a big life-changing thing. You stop going to the gym and you get a bit lazy. I’ve joined the gym now, and the next faze – after about six months – is I’ll start going to it.
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“My wife is going to me, ‘We’re going to get healthy, were going to get fit and start eating right.’ Then she turns around and says, ‘It’s so hard isn’t it? We’ll just chill out tonight’.”
And Ray knows that people switching on the TV won’t believe he’s go big now.
He added that “people will be watching and saying that looks like the guy from Take Me Out – but he’s so fat”.
