The lockdown workout star has come a long way from his chaotic childhood and a very unhealthy diet
As a kid I had a very unhealthy diet. I try not to place any blame. Mum was uneducated in cooking. She left school and home at 15, had my older brother when she was 17 and me at 19. It was usually frozen meals and lots of cola, peanut butter, jam sandwiches, sweets and loads of chocolates. No milk or fruit in the house, but always crisps and Wagon Wheels Jammies. A very high-sugar diet, but I loved it.
I used to think I wanted to be a PE teacher and I worked as a school teaching assistant for a year, but it wasn’t for me. But now here I am doing PE lessons for the world but not in a classroom.
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