Denise Van Outen’s ex Eddie Boxshall poses shirtless to show off his muscular transformation

Eddie Boxshall has embarked on a health kick, revealing he’s ‘changed my ways with alcohol and food consumption’.

Denise Van Outen‘s ex showed off his transformation by posing for a shirtless Instagram snap to update fans on his progress over the past three weeks,

Eddie, who Denise dumped in January after she discovered his infidelities, revealed that cutting down on alcohol had not only helped him to get back into shape, but also had made ‘a HUGE difference to my state of mind.’

Feeling good: Eddie Boxshall has embarked on a health kick, revealing he’s ‘changed my ways with alcohol and food consumption’

Eddie proudly displayed his impressive physique as he posed in the gym in a pair of black shorts.

In his lengthy caption, Eddie revealed he has changed his diet and cut back on booze over the past three weeks.

‘Changing my ways with alcohol and food consumption coupled with regular daily exercise,’ he wrote. 

‘This short journey I’ve been on so far has made a HUGE difference to my state of mind, sleep, energy levels and even my body (getting some much needed muscle back on) .’

Working hard: Denise Van Outen’s ex showed off his transformation by posing for a shirtless Instagram snap to update fans on his progress over the past three weeks (pictured right in March)

‘Im not putting any pressure on myself and taking it one day at a time but in 3 weeks I feel more focused and my relationship with booze will now finally change.’

Eddie added that he felt that alcohol linked to all his emotions, and he drank and partied however he felt. 

‘It’s been used and attached to all my emotions whether I’m stressed, depressed, sad, angry , upset , happy , excited, elated, nervous , anxious , knackered or just plain bored.’ 

‘It’s become habitual on every level and I’ve taken a step back to reevaluate things . Im not saying it’s a forever thing but who knows it could well be.’

Ditching the booze: Eddie, who Denise dumped in January after she discovered his infidelities, revealed that cutting down on alcohol and not only helped him to get back into shape, but also had made ‘a HUGE difference to my state of mind’

Good progress: In his lengthy caption, Eddie revealed that ‘this short journey I’ve been on so far has made a HUGE difference to my state of mind, sleep, energy levels and even my body’

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‘Im not going to preach to anyone as we all have to make our own choices and decisions in life but for now I just want to say I already feel a difference in myself after such a short time.’

Eddie ended his post by flagging that it is Mental Health Awareness Week ‘and I know only too well as I’ve been on that rollercoaster so many times before with regular habitual drinking playing it’s part as well.’ 

‘Sorry for the pic which I don’t normally do but so happy to see good changes in my physique (and mind ) and long may it continue ❤️ #mindbodysoul #clarity #vision #focus #wellbeing #af #nobooze #gym #workout #running #fitness #mamoam #fitinto50s.’ 

Eddie previously confessed he’d lost over a stone in weight while battling stress and anxiety after his seven year relationship with Denise came to an end in January.

Denise caught Eddie flirting sexually with three women and described his behaviour as ‘disrespectful and devastatingly hurtful’.

Drinks: Eddie added that he felt that alcohol linked to all his emotions, and he drank and partied ‘whether I’m stressed, depressed, sad, angry , upset , happy or just plain bored’

She claimed that she found pictures and Instagram messages on Eddie’s iPad, detailing the ordeal in her new autobiography, A Bit Of Me: From Basildon To Broadway And Back. 

The TV star recently opened up about the gut-wrenching moment she told her 12-year-old daughter Betsy about the split.

In a new interview, the 47-year-old, who co-parents Betsy with ex-husband Lee Mead, said sharing the news with her daughter was the ‘worst part’ about the break-up. 

‘It tore me apart watching her cry while I tried to make her understand,’ Denise recalled to OK! magazine. 

Happier times: After seven years of dating, Denise ended with commodities trader Eddie in January after learning of his infidelities (pictured February 2020)

Taking 48-year-old Eddie back was not an option for the TOWIE narrator, as she went on to explain. 

‘I’ve got too much self respect and I just can’t live that that. I felt like, in a few selfish moments, he’d ruined it. I couldn’t imagine it ever feeling the same,’ she admitted.

The Essex native believes she is better equipped to deal with heartbreak now, and admitted reflecting on the past has made her appreciate her career more. 

A specific moment she detailed to OK! was performing in Chicago on Broadway shortly after her split from Jamiroquai star Jay Kay.

‘My memories of that are that I was still really heartbroken. When you’re in the middle of a heartbreak you don’t see anything but that. But now, when I look back, I go, “Wow that was an incredible thing to do”,’ she explained. 

Close: The TV star recently opened up about the gut-wrenching moment she told her 12-year-old daughter Betsy about the split (pictured with Betsy)