Blue star Antony Costa shows off dramatic transformation in gym snap

Blue singer Antony Costa flaunted his chiselled physique in a snap taken during an early morning gym session this week.

The 43-year-old, who rose to fame with the boyband over 20 years ago, has been open about his weight loss journey in recent years. He has regularly showcased his slimmer figure, with some suggesting he's lost even more weight recently.

Taking to his Instagram Story on Tuesday, Antony revealed he's currently focused on his fitness, sharing a selfie of himself in a vest and baseball cap, captioned: "Even though I'm jet lagged. Early morning. Gym session." He accompanied the post with a flexed bicep emoji.

A spokesperson for the singer told the Daily Mail that he's currently on a "health kick", saying: "Antony is on a health kick with diet and exercise, that is it - no magic formula.", reports the Mirror.

Antony's weight loss was highlighted last month during his appearance in Mamma Mia! The Party at the O2 in London, an immersive entertainment experience. Playing the role of Nikos, he joined ABBA's Bjorn Ulvaeus on Loose Women to promote the show.

Bjorn joked that Antony had undergone a transformation, saying: "He's lost some weight - he looks like a Greek God, doesn't he?"

Antony has been chronicling his weight loss journey over the past few years, including a 2021 announcement that he had shed two stone in just 12 weeks.

He proudly declared 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 entertainer, who has previously confessed to "always struggled with managing [his] weight" and admitted that "lockdown didn't help", went on to say: "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."

In the subsequent year, Antony conceded that he did "put a bit back on in lockdown afterwards" but then endeavoured to get "back on track".

In February 2022, he revealed that he had lost 9lbs and six inches collectively from his waist, chest and thighs in five weeks. He expressed to his fans: "I'm over the moon."

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