Gregg Wallace is barely recognisable in throwback snap showing the Masterchef judge with a full head of hair and no glasses
Gregg Wallace looks hardly recognisable with a head full of hair in an amazing throwback snap.
.The Masterchef judge, 55, is known for his trademark bald look with glasses.
But fans have been stunned by a new photo which has surfaced online of Gregg in his younger days.
Throwback: Gregg Wallace looks almost unrecognisable in a throwback snap showing him without his glasses and with hair
It shows the future TV star wearing a white t-shirt and a gold chain as he smiles for the camera.
The former grocer previously described himself as a ‘hippy’ with long hair when he was younger.
Gregg has given himself a makeover in recent years after he changed his diet and started a fitness regime.
TV star: The Masterchef judge has given himself a makeover in recent years after he changed his diet and started a fitness regime
The star often eats indulgent dinners on Masterchef but makes sure to watch his intake away from the camera.
He has lost four stone and now often shows off his chiselled abs and toned physique on social media.
In a recent interview with Notebook magazine, he said: ‘It’s about weight loss and general fitness, but it’s not a diet. I have changed my habits for life.
‘I’ve lost 4 stone and there is no way right now I would eat a fry-up. I couldn’t tuck into a vindaloo like I used to, I just wouldn’t want it.
Motivated: He has lost four stone and now often shows off his chiselled abs and toned physique on social media
Body of work: He recently announced his own fitness website after overhauling his lifestyle and diet, leading to an incredible 4 stone weight loss
‘If I am going to eat pizza I make it myself. I still like a glass of wine or beer. But can you remember when you had your first puff of a cigarette, or first drink?
‘If we can convince ourselves beer, wine and tobacco taste OK, it’s far easier to convince your body that the apple, banana and glass of water are nice.
‘In the end you don’t feel like you want the bad stuff.’
Before and after: The MasterChef star often shares before and after snaps with his followers
It comes after Gregg and his wife Anna appeared in their first joint TV interview since welcoming their son Sid, 14 months.
During Tuesday’s Loose Women, the judge revealed he and the photographer, 33, have never had a row as he enthused: ‘I’ve hit the jackpot’.
The media personality also discussed living with his in-laws and detailed his new fitness project.
‘I’ve hit the jackpot’: Gregg and his wife Anna appeared in their first joint TV interview since welcoming their son Sid, 14 months
Gregg, who has been divorced three times, heaped praise on his partner as he credited her for ‘calming him down’ during tense situations.
The presenter told panellists Janet Street Porter, Linda Robson, Andrea McLean and Brenda Edwards: ‘Honestly, we’ve never had a row. I always thought love is a bit of a lottery, but I’ve just hit the jackpot.
‘There’s a couple of times I’ve lost my temper with others, and she’s calmed me down.’
Gregg, who was holding nervous Anna’s hand throughout the chat, also gushed about living with the brunette’s parents in Kent.
Happy life: During Tuesday’s Loose Women, the MasterChef judge, 55, revealed he and the photographer, 33, have never had a row (pictured with their baby)
‘You marry the whole family!’ The media personality also discussed living with his in-laws and detailed his new fitness project after shedding a whopping four stone