Johnny Vegas shows off his INCREDIBLE weight loss in unrecognisable selfie.

He is the funnyman, known for his portly physique and gruff manner. 

Yet Johnny Vegas looked worlds away from his famed appearance as he posted an unrecognisable snap on Twitter in which he displayed a newly slender physique.

The 47-year-old star, who announced his split from his wife Maia Dunphy after seven years of marriage, joked about the lack of bacon butties in his life in the snap.

Seemingly giving away the tricks of his physique, Johnny also shared an image of his healthy breakfast complete with scrambled eggs, avocado and cooked tomatoes.

In the caption for the food snap, he penned: 'It's a far cry from a Thatto Heath fry up....ooh you've changed Vegas. Apologies fellow tweeters, busy of late and treating our chats like a bacon butty, sadly an all too rare a treat of late x'.

Fans soon swarmed the comments to praise the star, penning: 'Sure I ain't the first to tell you this Johnny ....being slim & eating healthy is all well n good m8...

'but it doesn't suit you , you look ill ....just sayin... Exactly. How his heart is, is far more impo than how he looks. Good work Johnny... You’re looking amazing, Johnny!... 

'Wow you look amazing, well done you! I take it you are following a low carb healthy fats way of eating? #lchf... Looking very, very well Johnny!'

Former hypochondriac Johnny, real name Michael Pennington, discussed his weight, health and fitness in his 2011 autobiography, Becoming Johnny Vegas.

He penned: 'When Johnny did away with the hypochondria, it was suddenly like I had no fear of death. There was a real carelessness towards my wellbeing...

'Johnny had a theory that if you counted how much you were drinking, you weren’t enjoying it. He never kept track but he could go on drinking for hours. 





MailOnline