Celeb Big Brother star unrecognisable 13 years after admitting to ‘fake abs surgery’ and quitting UK to become a MAYOR
ONE of the stars of Celebrity Big Brother star is almost unrecognisable, 13 years after his appearance on the show.
Darryn Lyons entered the infamous Channel 5 house in the summer of 2011.
He shot to fame for his flamboyant personality and his unique pink haircut.
But whilst on the show, Darryn, 58, acquired notoriety for his perfectly chiseled abs.
However, all was not what it seemed on Celebrity Big Brother as his ripped abdominal muscles were completely fake.
Two years before his TV stint, the paparazzo had fat removal surgery instead of working hard at the gym.
But over a decade later, the former reality star took to Instagram with a shirtless video, as he confirmed to his fans that the ‘muscles’ are still very much present.
However, the pink hair is no more as he instead sports a bleach blonde do.
At the time, he told fellow Big Brother housemate Paddy Doherty about the changes he made to his physique.
“I had contouring done to my body,” Darryn told the eventual winner.
“I had to get really fit and lose a fair bit of weight. It takes away all the fat around it and actually lets your natural abs be there.”
He added: “Basically it’s the male version of a boob job.”
But it seems the television personality has had trouble maintaining the look over the years.
In 2018, he told Daily Mail Australia: “My problem is that all the fat keeps pushing the abs out.
“I’m looking more like a Ninja Turtle these days than a ripped, spartan specimen.”
Two years after he was evicted from the social experiment, Darryn decided to run for political office.
Basically it’s the male version of a boob job.
Darryn Lyons on Celebrity Big Brother
In 2013, he put himself forward as a candidate for Mayor in the Geelong city elections in Australia.
He caught lots of attention with his “presidential-style mayoral campaign”, which included a huge banner that was towed across the sky in a plane.
After winning the election, he was sworn into office in November 2013, and served in the position for three years.
Celebrity Big Brother 2011
Who were the housemates on the eighth series of the famous social experiment on Channel 5
- Paddy Doherty (Winner)
- Kerry Katona (Runner-up)
- Jedward (Third place)
- Amy Childs (Fourth place)
- Lucien Laviscount (Fifth place)
- Darryn Lyons (Evicted day 22)
- Bobby Sabel (Evicted day 22)
- Tara Reid (Evicted day 16)
- Pamela Bach Hasselhoff (Evicted day 14)
- Sally Bercow (Evicted day 9)