Rev Richard Coles 'fighting back' after weight gain following jab success

Rev Richard Coles 'fighting back' after weight gain following jab successThe star says he put some weight back on after a mistakeComments3amNeil Shaw Assistant Editor (Money and Lifestyle)07:48, 14 Apr 2026View 5 ImagesReverend Richard Coles and Gemma Atkinson attend the 'Strictly Come Dancing 2017' red carpet launchRev Richard Coles, writer, broadcaster and TV stalwart, has explained his weight loss after revealing he has dropped around a fifth of his body weight. The star of Strictly and I'm A Celeb says he recently regained a few pounds after accidentally running out of weight-loss jabs on a trip to Vietnam.‌Richard said: “I love Vietnamese food and so I did eat like a pig but I’m fighting back now. I’m on Mounjaro, and that’s been very helpful. So I have lost a bit of weight, which is good. I just don’t get the exercise I used to get. Also, I like my food and wine. And the trouble is when you don’t like exercise and you do like food and wine.‌“I think I’ve lost about 15 to 20% of my body weight, which is the target you really need to aim for with Mounjaro. It’s been great. I haven’t had any problems with it at all.”‌View 5 ImagesReverend Richard Coles in 2023He added: “My neighbours were all on Mounjaro and said it was a wonder drug and signed me up.”The retired vicar, TV celebrity and author, whose first cosy crime novel, Murder Before Evensong, in the Canon Clement series was adapted for TV in 2025 starring Matthew Lewis, has now ventured into the realm of children’s books, penning factual stories in A Heist Before Bedtime.‌It features all manner of quirky true tales, from a scammer who sold the Eiffel Tower to unsuspecting scrap metal dealers, to the theft of thousands of insects from a bug zoo in Philadelphia, and a succession of bear break-ins at homes in Lake Tahoe, California.Each story is told in entertaining bite-sized chapters, featuring some of his favourite cons, hoaxes and heists, including the Cottingley Fairies story – the...