Johnny Vegas full of beans after revealing new slim figure

JOHNNY VEGAS, the once-portly comedian, has unveiled his dramatic weight loss after overhauling his diet.

Vegas, real name Michael Billington, has lost nearly four stone (25kg) over the past year. He posted a picture of his new look on Twitter next to an image of a healthy breakfast comprising scrambled egg whites, tinned tomatoes and avocado.

“A far cry from a Thatto Heath fry up,” he wrote, a reference to the area of St Helens, Merseyside, where he grew up.

In another tweet, Vegas thanked a string of well-known chefs, including Jamie Oliver, Brian Turner, Ching He