‘This has turned my life around’: Home and Away star Lincoln Lewis loses 12kg in three months… after he spiralled into depression when he was unknowingly involved in a catfish scam that led to a woman’s suicide
Former Home and Away star Lincoln Lewis has lost 12kg in just three months by cutting out carbs and following an intense workout regimen that pushed him to his physical limits.
On Monday, the 31-year-old showcased his incredible transformation in Australian Men’s Health, after enlisting the help of personal trainer Jono Castano.
‘I feel this experience has completely turned my life around,’ he told the magazine, after spiraling into bad eating habits while suffering from depression.
What a transformation! Home and Away star Lincoln Lewis has showcased his ripped physique in the Australian Men’s Health October issue after losing 12kg in just three months
In his Men’s Health photo shoot, the actor looks completely unrecognisable compared to earlier this year, after dropping from 88kg to 75.5kg.
His bloated face and body are now long gone, and he now boasts bulging biceps and toned abs.
Lincoln explained that he lost the weight by ‘savagely’ cutting his intake of carbs while training six times a week – often twice a day.
‘The rest periods were so short I nearly spewed about six times,’ he said of working with Sydney-based personal trainer Jono.
Before: In the pictures, the actor looked completely unrecognisable from earlier this year, after losing the weight and dropping from 88kg to 75.5kg. Pictured several months ago
After: His bloated body and face are now long gone, with him flaunting his bulging biceps, ripped physique and chiseled jawline in the new photoshoot
Lincoln found himself spiraling into bad eating habits and exercising less after unknowingly becoming involved a high-profile catfish case earlier this year.
Melbourne woman Lydia Abdelmalek, 29, stalked seven people for four years using fake profiles of the actor – and has since been found guilty of six counts of stalking.
Last year, an old school friend of Lincoln’s committed suicide after being targeted by Abdelmalek online, who tricked her into a false relationship.
‘For the first time in my life I was saying to those closest to me that I felt like I was going through depression. Or to put it another way, I felt broken,’ said Lincoln.
‘I feel this experience has completely turned my life around,’ he told the publication, after spiraling into bad eating habits while fighting depression
Big changes! Explaining how he did it, Lincoln revealed he ‘savagely’ cut his intake of carbs and pushed himself to new extremes while training with Sydney PT Jono Castano (left)
He added: ‘You’re feeling lethargic and looking for that next sugar rush or the next thing just to perk you up for the next hour.’
Thanks to his new diet and workout regimen, the actor says he feels a sense of mental clarity and is able to perform better in auditions.
Lincoln played Geoff Campbell, a student missionary, in 567 episodes of Logie Award winning series Home And Away between 2007 and 2010.
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‘The rest periods were so short I nearly spewed about six times,’ he said of Sydney-based celebrity trainer Jono’s successful regime
Out now: You can read more about Lincoln’s transformation in Men’s Health
