Aussie actor shares shocking before-and-after photo of his dramatic body transformation after giving up alcohol
Dan Ewing has stunned fans by sharing a shocking before-and-after post to mark his 40th birthday on Tuesday.
The former Home and Away star shared two shirtless bathroom selfies to social media to showcase his dramatic weight loss progress over the past year.
In the before photo, Dan looked downbeat as he showcased his bloated stomach, while the second picture taken a year later showed him looking significantly more muscular and upbeat.
He captioned the gallery with some revealing words: 'This is 40. But more importantly, that second photo was 39.'
'Exactly one year ago today. A depressed alcoholic. Crushed by internal trauma. Existing, not living. I'd love to say that on that day, I had the courage to change.'
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Dan then opened up about how he turned his life around in the space of six months.
'It took hitting absolute rock bottom at the end of 2024. That's when the universe finally said "enough" and it took the wheel from me,' he wrote.
'From that rock-bottom came the decision to get sober - and that one choice changed everything.
'It snowballed into a deeper love for myself, into true connection with the source - God, universe, whatever name you give this sacred, powerful energy we are all part of.'
He added his good fortune had significantly improved after he gave up alcohol.
'None of that would have happened without that hard first decision. That moment I asked for help,' he wrote.
'Sobriety didn't just transform my life. It allowed me to show up fully - for my family, friends and everyone I encounter. To serve in the way I was always meant to.'
Dan has long been open with fans about his past struggles and in 2021 he revealed he suffered from anxiety and would use alcohol to cope with his newfound fame after joining the cast of Home and Away in 2007.
Dan has long been open with fans about his past struggles and in 2021 he revealed he suffered from anxiety and would use alcohol to cope with his newfound fame after joining the cast of Home and Away in 2007
In an interview with the ImperfectlyPerfect Podcast, the actor admitted he found being thrown into the spotlight challenging.
'I really struggled. I was just some kid from the Northern Beaches, so then to shoot to fame on the biggest show in Australia in Home and Away... I wasn't ready,' he confessed.
'My partner at the time wasn't ready, and I didn't know it at the time, but I was really suffering with anxiety.'
Dan said he turned to alcohol as a coping mechanism for what he was going through.
'I'd just sort of tip all this grog down my neck and get absolutely written off on the weekend,' he explained.
'You disguise it as, "Oh, it's blowing off steam. We all do it" and we all have done it. But for me, I just didn't understand that there was a better way, there was a better process...'
Dan admitted it was 'not conducive to a great relationship or a great marriage or a great lifestyle', even though he was still 'kicking goals work-wise'.
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