Rugby ace James's 'glow-up' at 40

Outwardly I look half decent but I am also crumbling underneath

- BY MARK JEFFERIES Showbiz Editor

FORMER rugby union ace James Haskell admits he has a "mad body transformation" since splitting from Chloe Madeley, dubbing it a "midlife glow-up".

He reveals he has lost weight to get ripped and had a hair and teeth makeover too.

James, 40, says: "People have used the words 'midlife crisis' or 'a cry for help' - I say 'midlife glow-up'.

"And it's gone down extremely well 'across the board'. I have never had more heat in my life, if you get my drift. It's harder to go home on my own at the moment!

"I joke, of course. I am not that kind of guy - but if I was then it would almost be unfair."

James lifts the lid on single life, two years on from his marriage breakdown, in new book Reloaded - The Good, The Bad & The Rugby, a spinoff from the podcast he hosts with Mike Tindall and Alex Payne.

The ex-England flanker, who won 77 caps for his country, says: "A lot has gone on since the last book we wrote, including me turning 40. I celebrated with a mad week in Ibiza, which was like a cross between The Hangover and the last days of Rome.

"Some people broke so hard that they felt the need to leave early. I'd wake up and see a note next to my bed - 'Sorry can't do this any more'.