[Hephaestion]

17 August 2005
HOW I GOT RID OF FAT JACK
Son of Ozzy is re-bourne... thanks to a colonic Thai break
By Clare Raymond

HE RISES at 7am, flexes his toned, bronzed muscles and takes a strenuous 45-minute run before a frugal fruit salad breakfast.

He will not allow alcohol, drugs or cigarettes to poison his trim 11st 7oz physique and he is tucked up in bed by 11pm after a gruelling day of rugged rock climbing.

FIT: Osbourne junior has lost 5st since his Jack the Lard days

Can this really be teenage tearaway Jack Osbourne?

The former drug addict son of Black Sabbath wildman Ozzy and X Factor judge Sharon has lost five stone - four of them in the past six months - in a harsh exercise and detox regime which at times reduced him to tears.

His geeky thick-framed specs have been replaced by contact lenses and his frizzy mane has given way to a smart crop.

This handsome young man is a far cry from the moody, fat, drug-addled yob who made a career out of winding up sister Kelly in Channel 4's The Osbournes.

"People don't recognise me any more," he laughs. "I've been able to lead a normal life for the first time in years.

"I went to an award ceremony and stood on the red carpet waiting for the photographers to take my picture. They didn't recognise me and snapped Peter Andre instead. But I'm much cooler than him."

Even his famous parents couldn't believe their eyes. "It was a real shock to them," he says. "I hadn't seen my mum for a couple of months. She was so excited and happy for me because she used to have a weight problem herself.

"My target is to get down to 10st 7lb, but they are worried because they think that's too skinny.

"I feel really good, but I've never felt as physically tired."

OLD IMAGE: Fat Jack with his parents

Jack has reached peak physical fitness while filming his new ITV2 adventure series Jack Osbourne Adrenaline Junkie. The show sees him embarking on dangerous feats, culminating in the ultimate challenge next month: climbing the 3,000ft sheer rock wall El Capitan, in California's Yosemite Valley.

He lost a dramatic 10lb in just one week during a seven-day detox involving colonic irrigation twice a day in Thailand. He could drink only water and high-fibre drinks.

"That was one of the most miserable weeks of my life," he says. "It was hot, sticky and boring. I had a tube up my a**e twice a day and five litres of coffee was poured in. It wasn't painful but the pressure was uncomfortable.

"I was camping in a little hut in Thailand, so I went for weeks without seeing my reflection. And when I finally looked in a mirror four weeks later I spent ages looking at myself, thinking: 'Wow.'"

He was at his heaviest - about 16st 7lbs - last year before TV's Extreme Celebrity Detox. "I was in no physical shape whatsoever," he admits. "I would eat to the point where I was stuffed and it was turning straight to fat."

HANG ON: Jack's a rock star too now

Now he runs, does rock climbing, eats healthily and drinks water and fruit juices. He still wants to lose that other stone and carve a six-pack before he finishes his big challenge - but sometimes the fear of climbing huge rock faces was so overwhelming that he broke down in tears.

"I got freaked out," he says. "I started to cry at the daunting task ahead of me. I was tired, homesick and emotional."

His new look helped to make it all worth while, but Jack has no plans to follow his parents' path to cosmetic surgery.

PALS: Our Clare with Jack

He examines the picture of his mother showing off her impressive new 34C breast implants in yesterday's Mirror. "She didn't tell me she was having them done because she knows I'd yell at her," he says.

"And why is Simon Cowell snogging my mum? What the f***?! Dad is going to go nuts. It's another man kissing his wife. Wow!"

Jack Osbourne Adrenaline Junkie is on ITV2 on Tuesdays from Sept 27 (10pm).

HIS OLD REGIME

3pm: Wake up, smoke cigarette, eat pizza or burgers until stuffed.

4pm: Bum around with mates, smoking, watching DVDs, playing war games on computer. Snack on crisps, nuts and chocolate.

8pm: To restaurant with friends for three-course high-carb, high-fat meal.

3am: Eat huge sandwich.

4am: Go to bed.

HIS NEW REGIME

7am: 45-minute run.

8am: Eat fruit salad, dietary supplements.

8.40am: After waiting 40 minutes for the fruit to digest, eat a bowl of porridge.

9am: Rock climbing.

1pm: Lunch - salad with lean chicken.

2pm: Rock climbing. Snack on dried fruit and nuts.

8pm: Balanced evening meal such as pasta or meat and veg. More dietary pills.

11pm: Collapse in bed, exhausted.


It´s amazing...Jack Osbourne looks terrific!

[sabi]

Originally Posted by Hephaestion

HIS OLD REGIME

3pm: Wake up, smoke cigarette, eat pizza or burgers until stuffed.

4pm: Bum around with mates, smoking, watching DVDs, playing war games on computer. Snack on crisps, nuts and chocolate.

8pm: To restaurant with friends for three-course high-carb, high-fat meal.

3am: Eat huge sandwich.

4am: Go to bed.

HIS NEW REGIME

7am: 45-minute run.

8am: Eat fruit salad, dietary supplements.

8.40am: After waiting 40 minutes for the fruit to digest, eat a bowl of porridge.

9am: Rock climbing.

1pm: Lunch - salad with lean chicken.

2pm: Rock climbing. Snack on dried fruit and nuts.

8pm: Balanced evening meal such as pasta or meat and veg. More dietary pills.

11pm: Collapse in bed, exhausted.

Hmm..chris, did u notice that he is exhausted at the end of the day on his new regime? wonder why...

ps.guess that healthy style of life is overrated

[Angel]

Good for him. He looks much better but I hope he just doesn't over do it.

[Shannon]

Originally Posted by Angel

Good for him. He looks much better but I hope he just doesn't over do it.

Me too, we dont want him turning into Nicole Richie....Somebody force feed that girl a sandwich!!

[Hephaestion]

Those dietry pills are a cause for concern!

That regimen is obviously for celebs who don´t work.

[Lee (",)]

yeah good on Jack.
he looks great like ye say hope he dont over to it ans start living on lettuce and seeds(Yuk)!

O.M.G have ye seen Nicole Richie lately man, she is horrid!

[xStakYx]

he looks so good! its wiked that he had the drive to do that !

[adminratv]

Yeah fair play to him.

I watched the programme where he went rock climbing, so hat off to him for all his efforts.

As you say it has paid off, as the change in life style has not only improved his looks, but has got him healthier and more than likely vastly increased his life span.

[Mella]

Another celeb to lose quite a lot of weight is Soniaaaaaaa aka Natalie Cassidy!

I couldn't believe it when I was a recent picture of her!



Soap star Natalie Cassidy has been almost unrecognisable since her transition from butch ex-Eastender to snake hips after her two-stone weight loss. These drastic results don't come from a crash diet or extreme fad. In fact, Cassidy didn't subscribe to any weight loss plan at all. She simply rustles up her own healthy meals from scratch - like soups - ditching junk food and munching on fruit and veg instead, and pops down to the local gym to work out.

But she says now she's reached a healthy weight and doesn't want to go any further, 'I'm never going to be a stick because I've got big bones, but men don't like skinny birds anyway. I've never been on a diet. I think worrying about weight is ridiculous.'

[teosgirl]

How is it that with the loss of a few pounds she's also gained some dress sense? lol.
A decent outfit would have made her look ten times better in the original pic.

Charlotte