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Pop star admits he tried too hard to beef up
Gareth Gates has admitted he took too many steroids in an effort to improve his physique.
The 22-year-old, whose new single Changes is out now, says 18 months ago he was into body building in a big way.
'I'd been on the steroids,' he admits. 'I was taking Creatine, which is a legal steroid, and I went through a stage of having that with lots of protein supplements and going to the gym five days a week.
'It got to the point where I looked in the mirror and the size of my neck was just ridiculous.
'So I had to say, "Woah", and ease off the gym a bit. That was about a year and a half ago and I haven't been since, so I'm back to my usual skinny self. I've still got the stretch marks...'
The Pop Idol star reckons he's not self-obssessed though.
'I take pride in my appearance,' he tells Celebs On Sunday, 'but I'm not vain, although lots of people would disagree.
'I spend 10 minutes getting ready - and then about half an hour looking in the mirror!'
Celebrity gossip: Gareth Gates: I took too many steroids - Now Magazine - for celebrity gossip, Big Brother, fashion & beauty secrets, recipes, diets, health, travel, blogs, free competitions and daily horoscopes
Gareth Gates has admitted he took too many steroids in an effort to improve his physique.
The 22-year-old, whose new single Changes is out now, says 18 months ago he was into body building in a big way.
'I'd been on the steroids,' he admits. 'I was taking Creatine, which is a legal steroid, and I went through a stage of having that with lots of protein supplements and going to the gym five days a week.
'It got to the point where I looked in the mirror and the size of my neck was just ridiculous.
'So I had to say, "Woah", and ease off the gym a bit. That was about a year and a half ago and I haven't been since, so I'm back to my usual skinny self. I've still got the stretch marks...'
The Pop Idol star reckons he's not self-obssessed though.
'I take pride in my appearance,' he tells Celebs On Sunday, 'but I'm not vain, although lots of people would disagree.
'I spend 10 minutes getting ready - and then about half an hour looking in the mirror!'
Celebrity gossip: Gareth Gates: I took too many steroids - Now Magazine - for celebrity gossip, Big Brother, fashion & beauty secrets, recipes, diets, health, travel, blogs, free competitions and daily horoscopes
