Melvin Odoom made major lifestyle change ahead of I’m A Celeb to impress in show’s iconic scene
RADIO DJ Melvin Odoom has been preparing for his stint in the ITV jungle, with one iconic moment in mind.
Ahead of his stint on I’m A Celebrity, Melvin Odoom has been hitting the gym and dieting to look good in the jungle shower.
The BBC Radio 1 presenter, 44, stripped sugar from his diet and has been intermittent fasting to prepare himself for living off scraps in the coming weeks.
When he was officially announced to be appearing on I’m A Celeb, Melvin said he hopes to look as good as his JLS singer pal Marvin Humes, 39, – who had fans swooning during shower scenes on last year’s show.
Melvin said: “I’ve got to work a lot harder to look as good as Marvin.
“But yeah, I’ve been trying to do a bit more gym training.
“Since I found out about this, I’ve cut out sugar, but generally I don’t think I’m that unhealthy a person.
“I don’t really drink, I don’t drink coffee, I don’t eat excessively.
“One of my mates said, ‘Why don’t you try intermittent fasting, just for the days that you might struggle with?’
“She was like, ‘Look, Mel, you need to start training your body to deal with the fact that you’re going to still be running around doing tasks, and you might have only had, like, rice and beans’.
“So for the last week, I’ve been eating a bit later in the day.
“I’ve been having a super, super late lunch and seeing if I can still go to the gym or do our show at Radio One and stuff like that.
“It’s not easy, man. I’m a guy that loves his food. I’m a Leo, so I get hangry if I haven’t eaten or I’m quite tired.”
He added: “But I am a very, very fussy eater.
“I don’t eat sushi, for example… I don’t actually like raw food generally. So I never have, like, blue steak.”
With his eating habits, Melvin said he is “afraid” of having to do the eating challenges.
He also hopes to last longer than he did on Strictly Come Dancing in 2016 – when he was voted out first.
Melvin said: “If I make it past day one, that is a win. To me, that’s like winning the World Cup.”