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Daily Mail
3 days ago
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- Daily Mail
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.' From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. 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'.
News.com.au
3 days ago
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- News.com.au
‘Rock bottom': Aussie actor Dan Ewing's shocking before-and-after post
Australian actor Dan Ewing has opened up about his 'rock bottom' moment, describing himself as a 'depressed alcoholic' before recently turning his life and health around. Ewing spoke out in a candid post to mark his 40th birthday, sharing two contrasting photos of himself: One of him today, looking super-fit, and another from a year ago, when he said he was struggling with alcohol dependency and 'crushed by internal trauma.' But Home and Away star Ewing said his 'absolute rock bottom' moment didn't come until six months after his 'before' photo was taken, at the end of 2024. 'That's when the universe finally said, 'Enough.' And it took the wheel from me,' he wrote. 'It was one of the most painful, soul-shaking, transformative moments of my life. From that rock bottom came the decision to get sober and that one choice changed everything.' Ewing didn't offer specific details about what exactly had happened during his 'rock bottom' moment to make him decide to seek help. The actor revealed that he's celebrating his 40th while shooting a film in Fiji, a career opportunity that he says never 'would have happened without that hard decision. That moment I asked for help.' He said that said sobriety 'didn't just transform my life. It allowed me to show up fully – for my family, my friends, and everyone I encounter.' The Aussie star said he had plan to celebrate his milestone birthday that reflected his new-found healthy lifestyle: 'I'm soaking up the sun, hitting the gym, and celebrating with some of my beautiful cast and crew here in Fiji tonight — over a Pepsi Max or four.' Ewing's fans applauded his honesty in the candid post, with one follower commenting that they had 'no idea' what he'd been privately dealing with. 'I'm so proud of you that you won that battle,' one fan wrote. 'Be proud of yourself,' another told him. Ewing is best-known for his long-running role as Heath Braxton in the Seven soap Home and Away, and has also appeared in films including 2020's Love and Monsters and 2023's Godless: The Eastfield Exorcism. Father of two Ewing made headlines in 2018 when he was involved in a heated altercation with his son's stepfather during a custody swap – a confrontation that saw him slapped with an AVO. Ewing later during his 2021 stint on the reality series SAS Australia.
