'He went from Rik Waller to Brad Pitt': Chiselled hopeful on The Voice sends Twitter into a frenzy after he reveals he lost Weight to become a 'rock star'

Rick Snowdon, 29, auditioned for The Voice after losing 13 stone,Rick weighed 26 stone aged 22 and locked himself away for four years,He lost the weight because no one wants 'to see a 26-stone rock star'.

A 26 stone man who lost half his body weight to become a 'rock star' stunned viewers with his chiselled appearance on The Voice.

Smitten viewers called Rick Snowdon, 29, from Hartlepool, County Durham, 'beautiful' and compared him to Brad Pitt after seeing him on the BBC talent show.

And they were astonished to discover that the long-haired hunk who performed I Put A Spell On You had locked himself away for four years because he was so unhappy with his peak weight at the age of 22.

Last night he unveiled his trim physique because he said, 'no one wants to see a 26-stone rock star' - and his looks met with Twitter's approval.On the show, Rick said: 'Growing up I was always overweight, I slowly got bigger and bigger and bigger.

'There was a lot of shame about it. I didn't really want to be around people. I locked myself in the house for the best part of four and a half years.

I developed a love of music - I trained myself to play the guitar. The only thing better than eating food for me is performing, but nobody wants to see a 26 stone rock star.'

He told the Hartlepool Mail that at his lowest times, he was afraid to glance in the mirror, and showered with his eyes closed so he did not have to look at himself.

He said losing the weight had completely changed his life.

 

Rick said: 'Now that I've lost the weight, I want to inspire people to show them that they can actually lose the weight and go and chase their dreams too. Ten years ago I never would have believed I would be auditioning for ​The Voice.'

His performance clearly impressed the judges with his rendition of the Nina Simone classic in the blind auditions, with Paloma Faith, Boy George and Ricky Wilson all turning their chairs for the contestant.

George called it a 'great performance and a great voice' and Ricky called him a 'flipping 10' but Rick picked Paloma because he wanted someone to bring out the 'performer in me.'

And when Rick revealed he had previously been obese to the judges they were shocked.

Twitter users were blown away by Rick's transformation from obese to chiselled with one amazed he had turned from Pop Idol finalist 'Rik Waller to Brad Pitt'

Twitter users were equally impressed by his transformation, Tony Shepherd posted: 'That guy went from looking like [Pop Idol finalist] Rik Waller to Brad Pitt.'

While Vanessa Adams applauded his new look and wrote: 'Wow, look at him now! Well done sir.' 

Hannah Roberts called it 'insane' while Sarah-Louise wrote 'what an awesome transformation and voice. Fair play to him. He's stunning.'

And Laura Claire was won over by Rick's new look and wrote: 'My god, that boy is beautiful.'

source: dailymail