Former BBC star unrecognisable after debuting new look – can you guess who it is?
‘Thought I was following George Clooney for a moment,’ another presenter quipped
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Your support makes all the difference.A former BBC star looks unrecognisable after showing off his new bearded look.
Earlier this week, the star shared a photo to his followers on Instagram, asking for their opinion on his new facial hair.
“Should I keep it?” he wrote in the caption – but his fans had scrolled past the photo, not realising it was, in fact, Chris Moyles.
The Radio X DJ, who was one of Radio 1’s longest-standing presenters until his departure in 2009, was also wearing thick black glasses and a beanie hat in the snap, which was met with positivity.
His presenting peers chimed in on Moyles’s new look, with Jake Humphrey quipping: “Thought I was following George Clooney on Insta for a moment…”
Former Strictly Come Dancing star Mike Bushell, who hosts sports coverage on BBC Breakfast, added: “Looking majestic, like the master in the old Doctor Who.”
Meanwhile, Anthea Turner replied: “Not normally a beard loving girl but it’s a really good one and beautifully groomed. A keeper from me.”
Moyles appeared as a contestant on ITV reality series I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! in 2022, following which he revealed he’d lost a stone and a half, which is equivalent to 9.5 kilograms or 21 pounds.
“I got weighed right at the beginning in isolation and it’s the first thing you do when you come out, so yes, I lost weight!” the star, who was eliminated sixth, said.
Moyles had already lost a significant amount of weight since his days at BBC Radio 1, a subject that he addressed in the I’m a Celebrity jungle.
“Most people know me as the fat DJ from Radio 1,” Moyles said during his introductory VT.
During his time on the show, Moyles was one of the biggest critics of his controversial campmate, Matt Hancock, who participated on the show while remaining an active Member of Parliament.
In one episode, Moyles branded Hancock a “funny little fish” for taking “no interest” in his life.
The radio host added that he was “gutted that Matt Hancock is more popular than me” after being voted off the show. Hancock finished in third place behind Kate Garraway and Roman Kemp.
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