Peter Kay has opened up about his binge-eating disorder, addressing his weight for the first time in a candid interview.

The comedian, 52, surprised fans in 2024 when he unveiled a slimmer figure after a five-year absence from public life.

He has now spoken about his weight loss, while at the In Conversation With… event hosted by Sara Cox at The Lowry theatre in Salford.

When Sara asked about whether he’d ever tried to lose weight deliberately, he replied: ‘Only for the first 48 years of my life. Yeah, I had to, eventually, because you start thinking about your health and things like that, don’t you?

‘I tried everything. Good God in heaven. I mean, you go to flaming weight-loss groups and stuff like that. I joined Slimming World and WeightWatchers. I did all of them.’

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