Huang Xiaoming, Who Starved Himself For His Last Role, Impresses Netizens With Buff New Bod
He’s bounced back quite nicely from the time he was having “gentle moonlight” for dinner.
Chinese actor Huang Xiaoming is nothing if not dedicated when it comes to achieving the right look for his movies — even if it’s at the expense of his health.
The 43-year-old sparked concern late last year when he admitted to developing heart problems after drastically losing weight for his new film A Cover-Up, and he once put on 7kg for his role in 2013’s American Dreams in China.
However, he is just as committed when it comes to working hard for a healthy and ripped bod, as some new pictures show.
By the way, do not try Xiaoming’s extreme diet at home
After shooting for A Cover-Up wrapped last month, Xiaoming wasted no time in prepping for yet another project, which apparently requires him to buff up.
Recently, a few shots of the father-of-one flaunting his impressive new physique — complete with a super enviable six-pack — were shared online, promptly sending the internet into a frenzy.
And we can see why.
He’s looking abs-olutely fantastic
Comments from dazzled netizens include: “He looks like he’s in his 20s again”, “He looks slim with clothes on, but muscular with clothes off, this kind of figure is too good”, “Amazing, he looks so much younger”, and “This is too crazy”.
Well, it’s certainly a marked improvement compared to when he was literally starving himself and eating plain tofu cake and longevity noodle soup without noodles for his birthday (true story).
Feast your eyes on this
And this
Xiaoming with his gym buddies
As it turns out, Xiaoming once shared that he is the kind of person who gains weight easily, so shedding all those pounds for A Cover-Up was definitely no easy feat.
He previously revealed his extreme diet ‘plan’, which we must stress is not recommended for anyone at all: “For breakfast, fresh air. For lunch, pure water. For dinner, gentle moonlight.” In other words, nothing lah.
We’re glad that’s over for him.
It’s clear fans prefer muscular, healthy Xiaoming anyway
Photos: iFeng Fashion/Weibo, Huang Xiaoming’s work studio/Weibo
