Shayne Ward has ditched calorific treats ahead of his new role.
The 33-year-old actor made no secret of his love for the ‘Coronation Street’ canteen when he appeared as Aidan Connor in the ITV soap, but after landing the role of a soldier in horror movie ‘Stairs’ – alongside his fiancée Sophie Austin – he is leaving sweet treats on the shelves.
She said: "I’ve definitely had to correct my diet for the part, so that involves curbing my sweet tooth a bit."
Shayne is said to be putting the hours in at the gym to "buff up" for the physical role.
An industry source told The Sun’s Bizarre TV column: "Shayne is really excited about the project and wants to do his fans justice with it.
"It’s an independent film and he hopes it will show off his acting skills in his first feature film. His preparation has involved a lot of time in the gym as he needs to buff up for the part."
Shayne recently blamed the Manchester-based soap canteen’s Fish and Chips Friday deal for boosting his size by three stone since he first stepped foot on the cobbles in August 2015.
He said: "I will miss it when I leave but it’s not done favours for the dad bod. The canteen has a really great menu but then it also has really naughty food.
"Put it this way – it’s your choice, but then if you eat from the naughty menu you’ve got to make sure you don’t put weight on, which is what happened to me really.
"Fish and chips Friday is on every single week and they have lots of sweet food like hot chocolate fudge brownie or rhubarb and apple crumble."
Following Shayne’s comments, Kym Marsh – who plays bistro manageress Michelle Connor in the ITV soap – revealed the staff eating area always offers a "healthy option", so she assumed Shayne must have chosen calorific treats instead.
She said: "Lovely Shayne Ward blamed the ‘Corrie’ canteen for his weight gain and ‘dad bod’.
"I regularly eat there. There is a stodgy option, but there’s also a healthy option, a big salad bar and soups, too.
"So I believe Shayne has just made the wrong choices!"
Shayne Ward shelves calorific treats for new role
