Joe McElderry looks unrecognisable again (in a VERY GOOD way)

We can't keep up with him

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by Stevie Martin |
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You may remember Joe McElderry from way back in 2009 when he won X Factor - and the more observant of you may remember a few years back in 2015 when he appeared on Lorraine looking a little larger than usual.

The poor guy got pretty badly fat shamed, but turned it all around earlier this year with a topless selfie on his Instagram. Now, however, he's well and truly put the fat-shamers to bed; during his run of cheesy fabulous musical Joseph, he's put up a load of new photos and... wow.

Just wow.

That's one way to do it, Joe! For anyone wondering how he managed to lose those extra pounds and slim down - his Instagram covers that, too.

We've heard squats are good for getting in shape. Unfortunately, that's as far as our knowledge goes, but good on you Joe.

His fans, though, want to make sure he doesn't go too far in his slimness quest: "That's trim enough, Joe," wrote one. "You've got to have something to keep you warm, you know! How about some extra bed rest, too?"

Bed rest? Yep, that's something we can definitely get on board with...

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