Viewers have been left stunned by Boris Johnson‘s dramatic makeover during last night’s crunch vote on Brexit.
The former Foreign Secretary gave a TV interview following Theresa May‘s crushing Commons defeat, but some were more interested in his ‘extraordinary’ weight loss and ‘youthful’ haircut – with one branding him a ‘lean mean Brexit machine’.
Boris, 54, is currently dating a former colleague more than 20 years his junior and viewers have speculated that the ‘loved up’ MP owes his image overhaul to the burgeoning romance.
He recently revealed he had lost 12 lbs by quitting alcohol and ‘late-night binges of chorizo and cheese’, which some have credited to PR executive Carrie Symonds.
The 30-year-old was first linked to Boris following the collapse of his second marriage last summer and the pair are reported to have moved in together in a £1m London flat.
The MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip is said to be besotted with the former Tory public relations chief, who recently started a new job at Bloomberg, and insiders say he even has marriage on his mind.
Others speculated that Boris may be preparing to launch a leadership bid, despite his pledge to back Theresa May in Wednesday’s no-confidence motion against the Government.
Watching from home, one tweeted: ‘Boris has lost weight. All loved up,’ while another remarked that he ‘looked younger’.
Insiders say Boris and Miss Symonds are planning to go public after hosting a pre New Year’s Eve party for family and friends before jetting to Greece for a romantic holiday.
And one insider added: ‘He’s been talking about how much weight he has lost recently, and I think Carrie has put him on her diet.
While one source claimed Boris plans to get engaged to his ex-Tory spin doctor girlfriend but is ‘desperate to avoid messing it up’.
A friend of Johnson told The Sun: ‘He wants to get engaged. He’s completely in thrall to Carrie. Totally loved-up.