Olly Murs: ‘My girlfriend doesn’t like six packs – she prefers a comfort belly!’

He’s just started an exciting new job and Olly Murs prepared for his role as The X Factor co-host by whipping his body into shape.

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by Jack White |
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But, while there’s no denying that the 31-year-old looks amazing right now, it seems we’re not the only ones who thought he looked great before.

Speaking to Fabulous magazine, Olly said: “The missus doesn’t like six packs, so she’s not a big fan.”

Olly has been in a relationship with model Francesca Thomas since 2012, after they met at V Festival in Chelmsford, and, although he’s always been notoriously private about their romance, he joked that she’s a ‘feeder’.

Olly has been working out hard since the beginning of the year
Olly has been working out hard since the beginning of the year

He continued: “She misses the comfort belly, something to snuggle up to! I always joke around with my girlfriend and say she’s a bit of a feeder. She has a go at me for saying that, though.”

It seems that even being an internationally successful pop star doesn’t stop you from piling on the pounds when you’re happy, as Olly added: “We’re just sitting there eating all the time – chocolate, crisps. Just being in a relationship made me put on a bit of weight.”

He and Caroline Flack replaced Dermot O'Leary as hosts of The X Factor this year

Olly, who shot to fame after coming runner-up on The X Factor in 2009, confessed that, while he’s never been unhappy with his body, he felt like he needed to tone up at the beginning of the year.

“I believe you should be proud and happy to be who you are,” her said. “But I was just eating for the sake of eating. I was looking at myself in the mirror around January, February time, and I felt like I needed to start training.”

And there’s one famous male in particular who the cheeky Essex boy aspires to look like. “Gary Barlow is my pin-up,” Olly confessed. “If I look like Gary at 40, I’ll be happy. He works, he trains and he’s strict, but he looks great.”

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