‘I probably wouldn’t had made 70’: Ray Hadley, 66, reveals his weight ballooned to 114.5kg before he shed an impressive 18kg in the six months before marrying new wife Sophie Baird
Ray Hadley has revealed his weight ballooned to a whopping 114.5kg last year before a complete lifestyle overhaul saw him shed 18kg before his wedding.
The 66-year-old radio king, who appears in this month’s issue of Men’s Health magazine, spoke openly about his lifestyle shift.
‘I was embarrassed,’ Ray recalled of first time stepping on the scales last September.
Before and after: Ray Hadley, 66, has revealed to Men’s Health magazine this month he ballooned to 114 kilograms with him believing he ‘probably wouldn’t have made 70’ – before shedding 18 kilograms in six months before his tying-the-knot to his new wife Sophie Baird
‘The way I was going I probably wouldn’t had made 70,’ he added.
Ray’s weight had been escalating for quite some time after rarely doing any exercise and not watching his diet.
Grim: ‘The way I was going I probably wouldn’t had made 70,’ Ray confessed. The shock jock shed a whopping 18 kilograms before his wedding to new wife Sophie in March
The radio king would regularly eat a full English breakfast, nearly an entire loaf of bread; and when eating out would order three courses.
‘Guys my age. From the age of 50 or 60 – I’m 66 now – you just give up a bit, I suppose,’ the popular broadcaster admitted.
However, Ray said it was when he met with his weightloss coach who informed him he could ‘have the body of a 120 year old’, it finally clicked and he got to work.
Changes: The broadcaster initially agreed to start walking to back and forth from his front door to his front gate – with it not taking long before he started walking everywhere
Initially, the broadcaster only agreed to start walking back and forth from his front door to his front gate – but it soon started a relaxing habit.
Ray ended up racking-up between 60 and 90 kilometres per week.
In addition to walking, he also overhauled his diet and committed to drinking two litres of water, daily.
Slim down: He ate a diet of tinned salmon and sourdough, while he cut down on carbs for lunch and dinner. He also ate dinner earlier to extend his overnight fast
He switched his diet to include tinned salmon and sourdough, while he cut down on carbs for lunch and dinner.
He also started eating dinner earlier.
By March this year, ahead of his wedding to former PA Sophie, Ray had dropped an incredible 18kg before heading to the altar at 96.5kg.
Ray and Sophie married in front of family and friends at Saddles, a gourmet restaurant in Mount White on Saturday, March 27.
Happy days: Ray and Sophie tied the knot in an intimate ceremony in NSW, at Saddles, a gourmet restaurant in Mount White in March. Ray was down to 96.5 kilograms
Among the 118 guests were Ray’s first wife Anne Marie and his three children Daniel, Laura and Sarah as well as Sophie’s children Nick and Jessie, from her first marriage.
The, who chose not to have a bridal party, had to postpone their big day on three occasions last year due to Covid-19.
The full story is available in the latest issue of Men’s Health magazine which comes out on Thursday.
Read more: The full story is available in the latest issue of Men’s Health magazine which comes out on Thursday