Gladiator Bionic has revealed how he went from a ‘twig’ to muscle-bound hunk in hilarious throw-back snaps.
The BBC show star – real name Matty Campbell – stands at 6ft 6inch tall and boasts 33inch biceps.
The blond-haired bodybuilder has proved a touch opposition for contenders on the revamped Saturday night show.
But the 28-year-old hasn’t always been a man mountain with huge neck and thigh muscles.
Matty, showed a photo of him as a skinny 20-year-old with slender arms and legs.
In the old snap from 2016 he had a blue top rolled up to show his flat stomach and matching shorts and sunglasses.
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He also shared a current selfie of himself looking in the mirror with his shirt off showing his ripped physique.
He joked: “Never forget where you started, people.
“This is eight years of consistent work here.
“No it doesn’t come overnight, but it’s crazy what can be done when you really put your mind to something.”
Jade Packer – Electro on Gladiators – joked: “First pic is pretty iconic.”
Show fan Lewis Perry, 30, quipped: “From twig to terminator.”
Pal Paige Thompson, 26 – a student nurse – said: “Mate that’s more embarrassing than the photos I have of you.”
Yet one fan – named Jamie, 43, – added: “Mate that’s insane.
“Huge admiration for you, I’m making a big change in my life, even at 43 I’m not giving up on my goals.”
Laurence Mason said: **“**Amazing.”
He also showed what he looked like as a 13-year-old sat near the beach.
Matty was perched on railings wrapped up in a black coat and jeans in 2009.
In 2014, he looked just like your average teenager in a Fred Perry polo short in his bedroom.
Matty, of Middlesbrough, turned to bodybuilder after injury wrecked his dreams of being a footballer.
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