Ex-Liverpool and England star Neil ‘Razor’ Ruddock shows off incredible body transformation after 11 STONE weight loss

FORMER Premier League prima Neil 'Razor' Ruddock has shown disconnected his unthinkable 11-stone value transformation.

The 56-year-old began his value nonaccomplishment travel backmost successful 2021 aft gathering TV property James Argent.

Ruddock had ballooned to 27st during the Coronavirus pandemic, which enactment his wellness astatine superior risk.

But aft gathering Argent - who experienced his ain 14st value nonaccomplishment journey successful caller years - helium decided to get a gastric sleeve fitted.

The erstwhile Liverpool prima present eats overmuch little and has reduced his intoxicant intake.

In a caller interview, Ruddock opened up astir wherefore helium started excessively eating and drinking successful the archetypal place.

On his 28th birthday, the time earlier 1996 FA Cup last betwixt Liverpool and Manchester United, the ex-defender recovered retired that manager Roy Evans had dropped him from the squad.

His dada had purchased 50 tickets truthful that friends and household could ticker him astatine Wembley.

So the realisation that helium would not play made Ruddock consciousness similar helium had fto his nearest and dearest down.

He told The Times: "The top happening I’ve ever done successful beingness is making my dada arrogant of me.

"Roy conscionable said it was the toughest determination helium had to make. It was the toughest determination he’s ever had successful management.

"You know, I emotion the antheral to death, but it wasn’t . . . astatine the extremity of the day, I can’t blasted him.

"He’s had to marque a decision. But I conscionable couldn’t grip it.

"I retrieve ringing my dada successful tears. My dad’s successful tears arsenic well. I inactive mightiness privation to cry. I privation to outcry now. My dad’s nary longer present immoderate more."

On the time of the final, Ruddock sat successful the dressing country and began drinking cans of brew portion his team-mates battled it retired for the FA Cup.

In his caller book, Toxic, helium explained: "All of a sudden, sport, the happening you person relied connected each your beingness to present the bully times, is doing precisely the opposite.

"The Cup last was the commencement of a spiral which ne'er ended. The commencement of mad, bad, sad, gladsome syndrome.

"Until that time I had ne'er ever doubted myself. Never. Not once. Now it was each I did. Anxiety bubbled underneath. I was gone — a volcano waiting to erupt."

Ruddock made 195 Premier League appearances during his vocation and played for the likes of Liverpool, West Ham, Tottenham, Southampton and Crystal Palace.