I may be an Olympic champion but Strictly has made me leaner

And my legs are so strong, I’m changing shape, reveals Adam

- Katie Begley

HE’S the master of his sport and has the powerhouse body to prove it.

Now after ditching the pool for the dance floor, Adam Peaty says he has seen a big impact on his body – and he’s dropped weight.

Adam, 26, who has a year old son George-Anderson with partner Eiri Munro, says: “I’ve lost a lot of fat.

“I haven’t measured but I can tell in my mirror that I’m more of a curvy figure in the sense that I’m slim-lined, usually my upper body is bigger than my lower body, like a reverse triangle.

“Now I’m building the legs up to be strong and building the hips up too.”

But given his nickname, “peachy”, he’s quick to point out there’s one area of his body that is definitely getting bigger. He says: “My bum’s got bigger, somehow! I’ve not even been in a gym in 10 weeks and my bum is bigger!

“My legs have got stronger. It’s just adapting your body to being vertical, for me, that’s the hardest part.

“You’re always on your feet, and if you’re doing 10 hours of dancing, of course, it’s going to put a lot of strain on your hips, a lot of strain on your legs.”

His fans have noticed the changes too. Adam says: “Twitter’s gone mental for the bum! I’ve had tweets saying my chest should be a world heritage site and my trousers are worth the licence fee of 45p a day, that’s great value for money!

“There have been some brilliant ones! And the men…” he adds with a smile when it’s suggested he’s just got ladies lusting after him.