Olly Murs says scrutiny of his physique is 'insanity'

Paul Glynn

Tradition reporter

Getty Images Close-up of singer Olly Murs smiling — The 40-year-old singer and presenter has had hits with songs like Troublemaker

Olly Murs says scrutiny of his physique is “disappointing” and “completely insanity” after photos of his physique earlier than and after a health regime prompted a flood of reactions on-line and within the media.

Social media customers and newspaper columnists have been providing opinions about whether or not the English singer and presenter regarded higher earlier than or after.

Thanking followers following his gig in Dublin on Tuesday, the star responded on a video posted on his Instagram story, admitting it had been “a bizarre day”.

“I do not know in case you guys have been on social media, however there’s a great deal of bizarre stuff being wrote about me, about my physique and stuff,” he famous. “Completely insanity.”

He continued: “However anyway, transferring on. Thanks for cheering me up.”

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On Wednesday, Murs shared a photograph of a Each day Mail article dissecting his transformation from having a “huggable dad bod” to a extra muscular physique.

The article advised that, regardless of his efforts within the health club, ladies really most popular the previous.

“I would not usually touch upon stuff like this however from what I’ve seen I simply wish to say that this journey at first of the yr was for a lot of private causes and never considered one of them was to spark a debate and divide opinions,” Murs posted in his Instagram caption.

“So it is very disappointing to see this sort of reporting!”

He signed off by sending like to “everybody who’s been form” in addition to “anybody on the market enhancing themselves and making changes to their wellbeing”, urging them to “stick with it” and “ignore the noise!”

The media articles adopted a lot on-line dialogue a couple of ballot that had been carried out on X, which discovered that though male customers typically thought Murs regarded higher after his health regime, ladies typically stated they most popular his earlier determine.

The 40-year-old from Essex rose to fame on the X Issue – a present he later introduced – and went to have hits with tracks like Troublemaker, Dance With Me Tonight and Up.

The singer-songwriter-turned-TV character additionally appeared as a decide on The Voice and as a participant at Soccer Support, and now hosts a Saturday morning present on Coronary heart Radio alongside fellow movie star Mark Wright.