On Tuesday, his girlfriend Lucy Mecklenburgh caused a stir on Instagram, when she shared a shot of her dramatic weight-loss from her stint on Celebrity Island.
And that same day, hours before the show’s season finale aired, it was Ryan Thomas’ turn to unveil the results of his stint on Bear Grylls’ gruelling survival programme where he met his new belle, as he displayed his own lighter frame.
Following Lucy’s lead, the 33-year-old actor posted before and after shots of himself on his own Instagram account, posing in a pair of black boxer briefs as he showed off his taut abs and leaner body.
Before and after: Ryan Thomas took to Instagram to share a shot of his dramatic weight-loss from his time on Celebrity Island
Captioning the image, he wrote: ‘The journey we’ve been on is indescribable. Not even a television show can put into perspective how mentally and physically we got tested on this island.
‘My before and after is an example of the lack of food, 8 days no eating trying to survive with so little energy. I’m extremely proud of myself and my fellow islander. Couldn’t have done it without you guys.
‘The reason I love this show so much is because unlike any other there is no winner, it is a matter of survival and not about competing against each other.’
His post came after health and fitness guru Lucy, 26, admitted she lost an eye-popping two stone while filming the tough programme earlier in the year.
Ouch: His post came soon after his girlfriend Lucy Mecklenburgh shared her own shots of her slender frame as she recently admitted she lost two stone on the Bear Grylls show
Before: As she continued in her foray into television, the brunette beauty joined nine other celebrities in being stranded on an uninhabited Pacific island with basic tools and limited water as they were made to find their own food and water
Lucy soared to fame in TOWIE’s 2010 inauguration where she was the on-off flame of Mark Wright before becoming engaged to Mario Falcone – a romance that ended in disaster after she was unfaithful with Mark.
She re-branded herself from a drama-attracting reality star to a health maven after leaving TOWIE in 2013 and creating subscription-based diet and exercise plan Results With Lucy, with the company going from strength-to-strength.
As she continued in her foray into television, the brunette beauty joined nine other celebrities in being stranded on an uninhabited Pacific island with basic tools and limited water as they were made to find their own food for Celebrity Island.
Speaking to The Mirror, Lucy revealed she was told by producers she must gain weight ahead of the show due to what was to come – leading to the star gaining half a stone before making her way into the unknown.
After: Speaking to The Mirror, Lucy revealed she was told by producers she must gain weight ahead of the show due to what was to come – leading to the star gaining half a stone before making her way into the unknown
That was then… Lucy’s figure was incredibly slender, as she displayed worringly visible bones and a svelte waist
Despite the gain, she admitted she wound up losing closer to two stone – leading to her dramatically slimmed down figure on her already slender frame.
Taking to Instagram to share a before and after shot in the same bikini and same pose, the businesswoman displayed the vast difference in her shape before revealing she had taken just three weeks to regain the two stone she lost.
She penned: ‘My poor little body!!!! So emotional watching the last ep of #celebrityisland .. I can’t believe we did it.. I can’t believe I did it what an experience! I will never doubt myself ever again!!
‘Met some incredible people that will be friends for life. So proud of us all!! #celebrityisland #beargrylls #theisland.. PS It only took me 3 weeks to put all my weight back on! I ate ALOT HAHAHHA!!!!’
Beaming: He followed up his post with a snap of himself and Bear Grylls, telling fans that he is ‘extremely proud’ of himself for lasting on the gruelling show
Different days: Lucy founded Results With Lucy in 2014 after discovering unflattering images from a beach holiday where she decided to tone up her figure
Changing shape: Back in April, Lucy was again showing off a super slim frame at a California event
Lucy, meanwhile, has spoken about her weight loss to The Mirror and revealed: ‘I was told you should get used to eating less and less but then the I was told: “No, no, no you need to put on some weight.” So I put on half a stone.
‘It was weird because when you’re there you don’t really feel as thin as you are because you don’t have a mirror so you don’t really know how tiny you are and then you get back and you realise.
‘I must admit it was really nice to indulge. I put on all the weight in three weeks and the doctor was like: “Wow that is some serious eating”‘.
Changing shape: Lucy founded Results With Lucy in 2014 after discovering unflattering images from a beach holiday where she decided to tone up her figure (pictured with ex-boyfriend Mario Falcone in 2012)
Found love: She found love with Corrie star Ryan Thomas during her stint on Celebrity Island
Lucy founded Results With Lucy in 2014 after discovering unflattering images from a beach holiday where she decided to tone up her figure.
In a previous Instagram post she penned: ‘My before & after photos .. I have never been overweight just unfit, unhealthy & had that annoying stubborn cellulite 2 years ago I started gradually changing my diet & training 3-5 times a week.
‘It made me feel like a completely different person! .. That’s why I created @resultswithlucy . I’m so proud that nearly 100,000 women have used my online fitness & health programme resultswithlucy.com to become fitter & healthier with me! It’s not a fad diet or a quick fix its about a whole lifestyle change!
Way back when: Lucy soared to fame in TOWIE’s 2010 inauguration where she was the on-off flame of Mark Wright before becoming engaged to Mario Falcone – a romance that ended in disaster after she was unfaithful with Mark