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Your support makes all the difference.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRead more<\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nSacha Baron Cohen has candidly opened up about his new physique and how he got it. <\/p>\n
The 53-year-old actor debuted his buff body transformation in new pictures for his cover story interview with Men\u2019s Fitness UK<\/em>, which comes out Friday. In some of the pictures posted on the publication\u2019s Instagram on Wednesday, Cohen posed shirtless in a gym and showed off his muscles. <\/p>\nMany people were stunned by the magazine cover, with comedian Chelsea Handler asking, in the comments of the Instagram post, if the pictures were AI (artificial intelligence). <\/p>\n
However, according to Cohen \u2014 who got buff from his role as Marvel Cinematic Universe\u2019s (MCU) devil incarnate, Mephisto \u2014 nothing about his appearance was fake. <\/p>\n
\u201cThis is not AI,\u201d he wrote on his Instagram Story on Wednesday, while sharing the picture of his cover of Men\u2019s Fitness UK<\/em>. \u201cI really am egotistical enough to do this.\u201d <\/p>\nWhile sharing a picture of his toned back, as he was doing a workout, Cohen confirmed that he also used Ozempic to help himself get the new physique. <\/p>\n
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open image in gallery<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>(Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\u201cSome celebs use Ozempic, some use private chefs, others use personal trainers,\u201d he wrote, referring to the type 2 diabetes medication that has been prescribed as an off-label weight loss drug. \u201cI did all three.\u201d <\/p>\n
The Borat <\/em>star shared a third Instagram Story from the photoshoot and quipped: \u201cHard launching my mid-life crisis.\u201d <\/p>\nHe then posted another snap of himself at the gym for the magazine cover, alongside the caption: \u201cDebuting my new character: Middle-aged man who replaced beer with protein shakes.\u201d <\/p>\n
Cohen also gave a shoutout to his trainer, Alfonso Moretti, for \u201cdoing the unthinkable \u2014 putting up with [the actor] for 25 mins a day.\u201d <\/p>\n
In his separate Instagram post, Moretti shared the magazine photos and said he \u201ccould not be more proud\u201d of Cohen. <\/p>\n
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open image in gallery<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>Sacha Baron Cohen says Ozempic was a part of his routine for buff body transformation (@sachabaroncohen \/ Instagram)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\u201cSacha trusted my process and followed the plan exactly. Not only did he earn better health and fitness with incredible aesthetics\u2026but also\u2026The COVER of Men\u2019s Fitness!!!\u201d the trainer wrote in the caption. \u201cFrom Borat to Buff full article coming this Friday! For now, enjoy the pictures. Tell me he doesn\u2019t look absolutely incredible!\u201d <\/p>\n
According to Deadline<\/em>, which received a preview of the Men’s Fitness UK<\/em> article, when Cohen was only beginning to change his physique, he reached out to Matthew McConaughey for advice on how to get buff quickly. McConaughey then recommended Moretti to Cohen. <\/p>\nWhen they connected, the trainer asked Cohen to strip down to his underwear, as reported by Deadline<\/em>. Moretti described the actor\u2019s body as: \u201cHe looked like a ruler, straight up and down.\u201d However, he also thought Cohen was \u201can athlete in hiding.\u201d<\/p>\nCohen portrayed his role as Mephisto in the season finale of Ironheart<\/em>, which premiered earlier this month. In the season finale of the mini-series, Riri Williams (portrayed by Dominique Thorne), an incredibly talented MIT student, defeats enigmatic Parker Robbins (portrayed by Anthony Ramos), who has planned to pit the world of magic against technology.<\/p>\nAfter that, Williams is confronted by a stranger, portrayed by Cohen, who reveals himself to be the MCU\u2019s devil incarnate, aka Mephisto. While she mistakes him for another MCU villain, Dormammu, Williams is corrected by Mephisto. He then manipulates the hero by offering to resurrect her deceased friend, Natalie, who has been turned into artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n
Earlier this week, Marvel Studios producer and president Kevin Feige confirmed that Cohen would be reprising his role as Mephisto in upcoming projects. However, Feige didn\u2019t specify what those projects are. <\/p>\n
\u201cAnd he’s another character that, pre-MCU, would have been hard to do. He’s a devil. How do you do that character?\u201d he said at a press conference on July 21, as reported by GamesRader. \u201cBut he’s a formative character.\u201d <\/p>\n
Cohen also debuted his new physique a year after he announced his split from ex Isla Fisher, after 13 years of marriage. <\/p>\n
\u201cAfter a long tennis match lasting over 20 years, we are finally putting our racquets down,\u201d the former couple, who share three children, said in a statement in April 2024. \u201cIn 2023, we jointly filed to end our marriage. We have always prioritised our privacy, and have been quietly working through this change.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n