James Haskell almost bares all as he shows off weight loss in very revealing snap

Daily Mirror

2 days ago

Former rugby union star James Haskell split from his wife of five years, Chloe Madeley in 2024, but it looks like he has been working on his revenge body in recent months
Former rugby union star James Haskell has shown off his weight loss transformation by leaving very little to the imagination in a daring towel snap. Fans had noticed the 40-year-old he was looking like he'd slimmed down in photos from a tennis event earlier this month.
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James, who split up with his wife of five years Chloe Madeley last year, wore a tight-fitting t-shirt to the event, held at 601 Queen's Road in London, for Lady Wimbledon's Rooftop Tennis Party. But the I'm A Celebrity star has gone one step further this morning, sharing a photo of himself naked in a hotel room.
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Dad-of-one James was completely in the nude, except for a necklace and a tiny portion of a white towel, which he held over his crotch to make the photo just about SFW. He smiled into the camera has he strategically placed the towel at his front but didn't caption the photo.
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His other Story posts saw him DJing at an event and watching the rugby. James' weight has yo-yoed over the years. From his muscular rugby days, to his leaner physique when he left the I'm A Celebrity jungle, to his current toned-up body now.
The sports star, who became a tech-house DJ in recent years, has spoken openly about his changing body. After leaving his rugby career behind, having spent most of his years with the London Wasps, he announced he was retiring in 2019.
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He joined the I'm A Celebrity cast the same year, and his diet drastically changed from gorging on 4,000 calories a day, to eating the measly in-camp meals of rice and beans. Dropping to around 700 calories a day, James looked visibly slimmed down when he left the jungle - but admitted later his 10kg loss was mostly muscle mass, telling the presenters Joel Dommett and Emily Atack he was "wasting away."
He told Extra Camp while he was on the ITV reality show: "I never thought I would look at a menu and chose crocodile feet. We're still only getting 700 calories per day.
"We're slowly wasting away, but wasting away with dignity!" Speaking about the campmates' attempts to spruce up their meals, he added: "We're literally scraping the barrel of discovering different ways of cooking rice and beans and trying to add some flavour."
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Just after leaving the jungle, the UK was plunged into lockdown amid the Covid pandemic, causing him to lose another 19lbs thanks to a strict diet. He shared some comparison photos of his body on Instagram, writing: "I got bored in lockdown 2 and saw how big I could get... 130kgs.
"Lockdown 3 I have gone the other way. I'm 8 weeks in and have gone from 122kgs to 113kgs."
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He added that he had been training remotely with a PT, adding: "The idea is to get leaner now and then build back up slowly over the coming week. It's been really fun to have a goal and stick to it. It gives you purpose, routine and discipline. All things we strive on as humans."
Haskell split up with his wife of five years Chloe Madelely in 2024, with the former couple still co-parenting their two-year-old Bodhi, who turns three in August. Recently, James has admitted that he was to blame for the end of his relationship with Chloe, who is the daughter of former This Morning hosts Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan.
He revealed to the Mail: "If I put more time into my marriage than I did Guinness, then I wouldn't be divorced now. It's one of those things in life where some things don't work out, but I have so much love for my daughter and Chloe. It's teamwork.
'What we all forget is when you have children and a marriage finishes, it's all about the kids. Chloe and I are amazing co-parents. Our priority is always Bodhi."