Nick Frost has opened up for the first time about suffering from an eating disorder where he describes secretly binging on junk food.
The comedy actor, 51, has since lost six stone in a bid to be around for his young family, explaining: ‘I have a two-year-old, you know, and I’m just aware that big fat men in their fifties don’t become big fat men in their sixties, and that’s just a fact.’
Speaking to The Sunday Times magazine about his battle with eating, explaining how he would ‘hide in his car and eat two iced buns and four Snickers’, Nick said he knows he was suffering from a form of disorder.
Nick went on to discuss how his struggle with eating largely began when he quit smoking and drinking, as he replaced his old bad habits with a new one.
He said: ‘It was interesting stopping cigarettes and any kind of mind-altering chemicals and drinking, and thinking, ‘Yes, I’m good, I’ve done it.’ And suddenly you find yourself eating six Wispas in a dark room and hiding all your s***, enjoying the James Bondness of addiction, all the secret bits.’
Candid: Nick Frost has opened up for the first time about suffering from an eating disorder where he describes secretly binging on junk food (pictured this year) Speaking to The Sunday Times magazine about his battle with eating, explaining how he would ‘hide in his car and eat two iced buns and four Snickers’ (pictured in 2020)
However, Nick says he has now taken responsibility for his eating and his health, he proudly told the publication he had lost six stone, adding: ‘So now only an XXXL.’
Revealing how he lost the weight, he said: ‘I’ve taken responsibility for it, because it’s fine me saying, “I’m gonna make sure the kids have the best dad they can have,” but it’s b******t if I’m secretly eating in the toilet. So I’ve had to not do that.’
Nick Frost shares his daughter, two, and his son, four, with his partner and the family live together in southwest London. Nick’s girlfriend has never been photographed and their little boy’s name has never been shared publicly.
He also has a 12-year-old son, Mac, from his marriage to ex-wife Christina.
They were married in 2008 and after seven years of marriage, the couple split in 2013, before divorcing in 2015.
Talking about their unique bond, Nick told The Guardian in 2019, ‘I think when Chris and I got divorced we knew people who didn’t [get along] and you see what it does to their kids.
‘I get sometimes that there’s no other option, but once you’ve made the choice to get divorced for the benefit of the child, it seems churlish to then be shit to each other.’
Nick confirmed the birth of his third child in August 2021 by sharing a photograph of himself taking the newborn home from hospital on Instagram.
Healthy lifestyle: The comedy actor, 51, has since lost six stone in a bid to be around for his young family, explaining: ‘I have a two-year-old, you know, and I’m just aware that big fat men in their fifties don’t become big fat men in their sixties, and that’s just a fact’ (pictured recently) Family: Nick Frost shares his daughter, two, and his son, four, (pictured left) with his partner and the family live together in southwest London Baby joy: Nick confirmed the birth of his third child in August 2021 by sharing a photograph of himself taking the newborn home from hospital on Instagram Congratulations! He wrote alongside the shot: ‘And then there were 3!!!! (Kids that is!) #thrilled #soinlove #grateful #incrediblemumma’
He wrote alongside the shot: ‘And then there were 3!!!! (Kids that is!) #thrilled #soinlove #grateful #incrediblemumma.’
Three days prior, Nick posted a photograph of himself in hospital and teased alongside: ‘It begins…’
Nick – who went teetotal in 2018 – is best known for his friendship with his best friend and comedy partner Simon Pegg.
The duo were introduced by Simon’s then-girlfriend, who was waiting tables in the same Mexican restaurant in north London as Nick.
Simon told The Observer of Nick in 2007: ‘The thing was, he was the funniest guy working [in the restaurant] and everyone was always saying, “you should be on stage, you should do stand up.”
‘But I think the performance anxiety was a bit of a thing for him. He thought he had comedy cancer.
‘He didn’t know that those awful feelings were perfectly normal when standing up in front of lots of people, trying to make them laugh. That’s why I wrote him a part in my sitcom, Spaced, in 1999.’
Hot Fuzz: Nick – who went teetotal in 2018 – is best known for his friendship with his best friend and comedy partner Simon Pegg (pictured in the film Hot Fuzz)
What is a binge eating disorder?
Binge eating disorder is a serious mental health condition.
People with binge eating disorder regularly eat large quantities of food in a short time frame and feel unable to stop themselves from eating.
Many people with the disorder are overweight or obese, but being overweight or obese does not mean you have binge eating disorder.
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