Why Spall got small

Actor Rafe Spall lost five-and-a-half stone (34.9 kg) on a crash diet after filmmakers bombarded him with offers to play fat men in movies.

The Shaun of the Dead star slimmed down dramatically after his waistline expanded so much he was only offered parts that suited his size.

Spall, who plays Anne Hathaway's comedian boyfriend in the new romantic drama One Day, told The Independent: "Because I was always a fat child, I got fatter and fatter and I ended up 18 stone and with a 40in waist.

"I was a young, fat actor for maybe two years and then I started getting sent parts for very fat people, and I thought I wanted to change this... I wanted the parts skinnier boys were playing."