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Season 2 Wednesdays FOX (*125) 21:00 Repeats Sat FOX 23:30 Horror comedy

Taylor Lautner made his mark in showbiz as shirtless hottie werewolf Jacob Black in the Twilight film franchise (2008-2012). The 24-year-old has moved onto TV now, joining season 2 of slasher comedy Scream Queens (2015-current) as Dr Cassidy Cascade, who has a mysterious medical condition. Luckily for fitness junkie Taylor, he’s got a 100% clean bill of health…

The Michigan native has been into 1

sports since he was five. He played little league baseball and then started studying martial arts when he was six. By eight, he had his black belt in karate and represente­d the US at the World Karate Associatio­n Championsh­ips in 2000, winning three gold medals.

While he’s always been in shape, 2

Taylor changed his diet and training to get ripped for Twilight. “I didn’t like the taste, but I’d carry a baggie of beef patty, raw almonds and sweet potatoes everyday.” He also used crossfit and other martial arts to tone up.

Taylor’s bod has scored him fans all 3

over the world – including a couple of famous girlfriend­s like Grammy-winning musician Taylor Swift. They met on the set of 2010 comedy film Valentine’s Day and dated for six months.

While he’s flying solo these days, 4

Taylor’s also dated celebs Lily Collins (Snow White in 2012 fantasy movie Mirror, Mirror), singer Selena Gomez (who then dated popstar Justin Bieber) and Marie Avgeropoul­os (Octavia Blake in sci-fi series The 100, 2014-current).

When he’s not busy, Taylor likes 5

to draw, attend dance workshops around LA and go to movies with pals. What he doesn’t do is social media: he refuses to have a Facebook, Twitter or Instagram account after a 2012 April Fool’s joke claiming that he’d died.

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