Ethan Suplee Says Falling In Love With Wife Helped Him Achieve Weight Loss

Ethan Suplee has said his love for his wife spurred on his incredible transformation.

The 44-year-old actor has shed an incredible 113kg (17.8st) and droppd down to just nine percent body fat after throwing himself into a healthy diet and exercise regime.

The My Name Is Earl star recently revealed the results of all his hard work in Men's Health and shared snaps from his shoot on Instagram, writing alongside them: "Last year I set a goal of having visible abs, here's where I got to.

"This year I would like visible obliques. It's going to be a wonderfully tough year."

Now in a new interview with People (the TV Show!) Suplee has said it was falling in love with his wife Brandy Lewis that made him want to get healthy.

Suplee said his journey began back in 2002 after he and Lewis had been dating for around a year.

He explained: "I became, for the first time in my life, kind of interested in the future and having experiences with her.

"Like spending a day walking around a museum or going on a trip or hiking that I just wasn't physically able to do."

The pair tied the knot in 2006 and have four daughters, with Suplee saying that he's got 'everything he wanted'.

Ah, what a sweetheart, eh?

Suplee said being in the relationship prompted something 'miraculous' to happen that was the foundation for his successful weight loss.

He added: "For the very first time, I wasn't getting a deep concern from somebody about my health and I felt totally accepted for who I was versus what I looked like.

"And that I think was kind of the bedrock that I was successful with my goals at."

Showing off his new-look last week, Suplee wrote that while he had 'successfully lost weight with every diet' he stuck to in the past two decades, it wasn't until he developed a deeper understanding of diet and exercise that he really started to see results.

Anyone else feeling quite bad they've already sacked off their New Year's resolution to get fit... just me?