Blue's Antony Costa shared that he had headed to the gym in a post earlier this week

Blue's Anthony Costa unrecognisable as he shows weight loss in toned gym body selfie

22 Oct 2024, 20:30 by Joel Leaver · Irish Mirror

Blue member Antony Costa teased his toned physique in a selfie shared amid an "early morning" gym session this week.

Antony, now 43, who rose to fame as a member of the band more than two decades ago, has documented his weight loss in recent years. He's showcased his slimmer figure on various occasions and it was suggested just last month that he's lost even more weight amid one of his latest projects.

The singer took to his Instagram Story on Tuesday to share that he's focused on workouts at the moment, teasing that he had gone to the gym despite being "jet lagged" from an apparent trip abroad. Alongside a selfie of him in a vest and baseball cap, he wrote: "Even though I'm jet lagged. Early morning. Gym session." Antony included an emoji depicting an oncoming fist in the caption of the recent post.

Amid the sharing of the selfie, a representative for him told the Daily Mail that he's on a "health kick" at the moment. They said in a statement to the outlet: "Antony is on a health kick with diet and exercise, that is it - no magic formula."

Antony Costa shared a selfie of himself at the gym on Tuesday morning

Antony's weight loss was brought up in an interview just last month amid him appearing in Mamma Mia! The Party at the O2 in London, which is described as an "immersive entertainment experience". Antony, who plays Nikos, joined ABBA 's Björn Ulvaeus to promote it on Loose Women last month. Björn teased that Antony had undergone a transformation, commenting on the ITV show: "He's lost some weight - he looks like a Greek God, doesn't he?"

Antony has been documenting his efforts in recent years, including having announced in 2021 that he had lost two stone in 12 weeks. He teased at the time: "Operation Dad Bod is complete and I couldn't be prouder of myself! A pandemic and a national lockdown wasn't going to stop me!"

The singer, pictured in 2020 just a few weeks into a plan to lose weight, has documented his weight loss in recent years(Image: Instagram)

The performer - who previously said that he has "always struggled with managing [his] weight" and that "lockdown didn't help" - added: "Honestly, with everything else going on, the one thing I wanted to focus on was my health. I've wanted to lose weight for a while and decided a few months back that it was time to take action so followed a [weight loss] plan."

The following year, Antony admitted that he did "put a bit back on in lockdown afterwards" before attempting to get "back on track". He shared in February 2022 that he had lost 9lbs and six inches collectively round his waist, chest and thighs in five weeks. He told fans: "I'm over the moon."

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