Spencer Matthews Reveals Ripped Six-Pack and Life Changes

has shown off his ripped physique on the cover of the latest issue of Men’s Health UK, while detailing his relationship with . 

The former star, 37, seized the coveted spot on the front of the health bible to show off his incredible six-pack and ripped body. 

In an accompanying interview, Spencer, who has long been candid about his battles with addiction, spoke about being 'careful and conscious' around alcohol. 

Alongside his relationship with alcohol, he also discussed his older brother Michael, who tragically passed away while becoming the youngest Briton to summit Everest in 1999, and detailed how he 'always wants to make him proud'. 

Spencer also shed light on his ambitions to run a 2:45 marathon, as he insisted: 'It’ll help me stay on track with good sleep. It’ll help me be healthier and more conscious around what I’m eating. It’ll help me drink less alcohol this summer.'

Spencer looked incredible as he showed off the results of hard worked labour with his buff body on display in the new shoot. 

In the snaps, he was seen performing pull-ups, toting kettlebells and standing next to boxes filled with copies of his front cover magazine. 

The reality star shed light on his sobriety journey, which saw him go from achieving total sobriety in 2018 to weaning himself away from 'All-or-Nothing' into moderation.

He explained that he no longer feels gripped by alcohol, saying: 'I don’t walk past a packed pub on a beautiful Sunday afternoon and look at people and go, "God, I wish I was in there having a few cold pints"...

'It doesn’t feel like a big, ugly creature on my back that has the potential to control me. But I am careful of it and I am conscious of it.'

On why he thinks his ambition of a 2:45 marathon will make a big difference to his life, he said: 'It’ll help me stay on track with good sleep. It’ll help me be healthier and more conscious around what I’m eating. It’ll help me drink less alcohol this summer.'

Speaking about how his podcast Untapped broadens his understanding of human potential and performance, Spencer said: 'I love having conversations with these people...

'They come in and they broaden my understanding of physiology and what’s humanly possible, and I leave the conversations feeling invigorated and wanting to do more in sport.'

Spencer also discussed successfully completing PROJECT SE7EN late last year, by finishing seven full-distance triathlons (3.8km swim, 180km bike, 42.2km run) across all seven continents in just 21 days, 9 hours, and 18 minutes. 

Detailing the obstacles he faced on the start line at the Cape Town leg of his Project Se7en Ironman-distance challenge, he said: “[I] couldn’t see anything, freezing cold, the wrong kind of kit, no boots, no gloves, thin swim cap, wetsuit that was tailored towards 12°C or 13°C when the water was 8°C...

'Everything about that morning felt off.'

During the Cape Town leg, he was also told that someone had been attacked by a seal a few days prior to his swim. 

Speaking of being alerted to the bite, he said: 'I’m screaming, asking if they have rabies and the guy is just like, "You’ll be fine. Most of them are just playful"...

'If this dude had said to me that, "You’re gonna get to swim with seals and they’re lovely", then I would be having a nice time, right? So I started to think, "These are nice animals, try to enjoy the swim".'

The full interview features in the July/August issue of Men’s Health UK, on sale now.