Dave Hughes reveals I’m A Celeb weight loss
Dave Hughes spent 25 days in the jungle for this year's season of I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! and despite being eliminated, his three-and-a-half weeks of camp life had a staggering effect on his body.
“I lost eight kilos and I’m stronger now than when I went in there,” he told news.com.au.
He explained that when he first joined the show he struggled to do laborious tasks like carrying a crate of firewood back to camp without assistance.
“I’d be holding one side of the crate while my fingers almost snapped off, with another burly bloke like (former NRL player) Sam Thaiday on the other side,” he said.
“But by the end of the month, I’m carrying the whole crate on my own. My fingers are loving the task. I’m just living my best life.”
He also made progress in the "jungle gym" a workout station contestants could use to keep fit.
“There was a bench press there and on the first day, the heaviest weights, I could do 20 (reps). On the day I got kicked out, I did 52," he said.
“Sam (Thaiday) says I now look like a pregnant greyhound … I think that’s a compliment, so I’m happy," he said.
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