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Jack Whitehall reveals terrifying medical scare which was 'big wake-up call' after becoming a dad


Jack Whitehall has transformed his lifestyle and diet since being told by a doctor that he had “pre-gout" and could develop the painful arthritic condition if he didn’t change his ways

Chatting with Jamie Laing on the Great Company podcast, Jack confessed: " The dad bod had set in and I was drinking wine every night. And at the end they give you a DVD and we had that conversation where we said, 'Maybe we could sell that to Netflix and call it Travels Inside My Father. "Utilising the dynamic with his dad, the grumpy yet endearing Michael, and his jovial mum Hilary has elevated his comedy from bloke-ish banter to more universal themes.

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