I can now shed the child-actor thing, like the fat, and start a new career, because no one sees me as Dudley.

I was doing a show at the National Youth Theatre, playing an old man. Before that I had played fat clowns and I thought, 'If I want to have the career I would like, I am going to have to lose weight.' I was just starting drama school, and found I was moving around a lot. I also started to eat sensibly. The weight just dropped off.

I can do whatever I want, because my career is a certain thing.

Now I am ready to set new goals and start a new career for myself outside of the ring.

I must be an anorexic because an anorexic looks in the mirror and sees a fat person.

I've also just finished filming the role of Robert Brown in 'Just William,' which is due to transmit on BBC One at Christmas.