Kevin Bridges chats about getting into comedy and missing carbs

Scottish stand up comedian, Kevin Bridges has spoken about his weight loss and new fitness regime, the comedy star disussed cutting out carbohydrates and getting in shape.

“I went to a personal trainer guy and he’s asking me what I had for breakfast and I said, ‘toast mate’ and he said ‘that’s too starchy carbohydrates.’ He’s telling me to eat a steak and eggs. How the [heck] can that be healthier than a bit of toast?”

Kevin said: “I tried it for a couple of weeks and I thought I was going insane. I was fantasising about them… Anything, a combination of boiled rice in a baked potato or a spaghetti toastie… I think I lost about six pounds in that fortnight but I was so unhappy… There’s a lot to be said for a sandwich.”

On getting into comedy, Kevin said: “I was always in trouble at school and that culminated in me being asked to leave school… I got chucked out of school, I was at a loose end, my parents were obviously disappointed because I was quite academic, I could have gone to Uni… I was relatively smart so I felt as if I owed it to my parents to try and turn it into something.”

He continued: “The only thing is I was 18 stone, I was fat, I was rubbish at sports. I thought the only thing I’ve ever been complimented on is being funny and that’s got me into trouble, why not try and turn it into something positive.”

Kevin also spoke about his intentions to move abroad to study: “It’s always interested me, languages. I finished my tour just last year and I think if you want to keep doing standup for years and years and years you need to go away and live a bit of lie, keep yourself fresh and I’ve booked in to go and study in Spain, I’m moving over to Spain for eight weeks.”

Kevin spoke on the JONATHAN ROSS SHOW which airs SATURDAY 23RD JANUARY, 9.15PM ON ITV’

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