'Wax-work' Warnie whipped into shape - but not by Liz

Shane Warne has revealed he achieved his lithe new frame in part by drinking diet shakes that were recommended by a mate's mum.
The once chubby, cigarette-smoking cricketer said he was playing poker at his Brighton home with "good mate" and St Kilda footballer Steven Baker when, between rounds, their conversation turned to how a bloke might shed a few kilograms.
"Bakes told me how his mum had recently lost a substantial amount of weight on a new system," Warnie says on his website in a blog that reads more like an advertisement.

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Going, going, gone ... Shane Warne has tanned up and trimmed down since November.

"He is now totally behind the product as he has seen amazing results among his family and close friends, and realises it could help so many people."
He said the eating plan, combined with exercise and low-calorie chocolates that prevented him snacking between meals, helped him achieve his ideal weight.
The 41-year-old has dropped an astonishing 12 kilograms in two months, driven by what Warne says was a desire to get "super fit" for his last year of professional cricket in the Indian Premier League.

Hungry for love ... Liz Hurley leaves Bolognese Restaurant in central Rome last month. Photo: AFP

This week he cut an extraordinarily slim figure as he was photographed emerging from the West London home of his girlfriend, the model and actress Elizabeth Hurley. Some have suggested he looks more like a waxwork, visibly glistening in the English summer heat.
Warne, who retired from first-class cricket in 2008, has been dating Hurley, 46, since last year, and during the relationship there has been a notable change to the blond cricketer's appearance.
However he denies his health-fanatic girlfriend has imposed a strict fitness and beauty regime, or having undergone surgery.

Shane Warne Liz Hurley share a kiss after an Indian Premier League match in May. Photo: AP

"Just read more dribble that my girlfriend @ElizabethHurley is to blame for how I look. That's just unfair & rubbish reporting," Warne tweeted last week.
"I have always taken pride in my appearance and an attack on EH is unfair. I'm proud of how I look and worked my butt of for 4 months !"
This morning he continued to tweet sarcastically about his new appearance and the publicity surrounding it.
"@ElizabethHurley confession time - I had a bread roll today - sorry ! please don't hurt me or punish me and make me sleep in spare room !!!," he tweeted.
"@ElizabethHurley not the whip again if i have a chip !! standing on my back with those 8 inch heels whilst you make me do 200 push ups-hurts."
"It doesn't matter what anyone says about anything-never lose your sense of humor-be happy and enjoy life.. I'm very happy - thankyou !!! X"


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