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Strictly's Paul Merson reveals incredible weight loss as he admits he is the lightest he has been in 20 years


Paul Merson has revealed his incredible weight loss since starting Strictly Come Dancing last month.

Paul found himself third bottom of the leaderboard last week and admitted that with Toyah out he will have to fight for his place in the competition as the standard this year is so high. Despite his success on the pitch with Arsenal, at the height of his career in the 1990s Paul was battling demons and his drinking, drug and gambling addictions spiralled out of control. He confessed that when he was in the grip of his addiction, the idea of competing in Strictly didn't even seem like a possibility as he could only focus on drinking, drugs and gambling.

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