Eric Andre says that he misplaced practically 40 kilos to disguise himself whereas filming the upcoming sixth season of his self-titled Grownup Swim sequence. After sharing footage from earlier than and after taking pictures the episodes, he expanded on his physique transformation throughout an interview with Males’s Well being.

Captioning the photographs on Instagram, Andre wrote: “I believe the heaviest I bought was 218 lbs and the lightest I bought was 173lbs!!! I’ll by no means do a physique modification once more! That shit was brutal for each season. (In the event you work at Marvel, ignore the final two sentences.)”

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Whereas talking with Males’s Well being, he defined that he alters up his look with the brand new season to keep away from getting acknowledged. “My fundamental cable [stardom] has risen somewhat bit, so I disguise myself,” he advised the outlet. “I can’t be on this look after I exit into the streets and prank folks. So it’s somewhat bit out of necessity, but it surely’s additionally only a problem, and I would like it to be freaky and comedic. So, for season 4, I misplaced weight. I bought as skinny as potential and didn’t actually work out. For season 5, I gained as a lot weight as potential. I used to be simply consuming pizza and peanut butter sandwiches and piña coladas at night time. For season six, I needed to get ripped. After which as quickly as I completed filming, I went again to pizza. It was a journey.”

He continued: “At my heaviest in season 5, I bought as much as 218 kilos. This season, I bought all the way down to 173. I keep in mind I bought all the way down to 184 kilos, which was my objective weight, and I checked out myself in some digital camera checks and the abs nonetheless weren’t popping. The digital camera provides 10 kilos. It’s completely true. I keep in mind my coronary heart sinking. I haven’t weighed 173 kilos since highschool. However, it’s what you bought to do. It took me six months. It’s a full time job. In the event you see any center aged individual with abs know that they’re both psychotic or unemployed, as a result of it’s a full time job.”