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Idris Elba asked his personal chef to help him look โthe beeโs kneesโ in the โLutherโ movie.
The 49-year-old actor is set to reprise his role as tough cop John Luther in a big-screen spin off of the BBC drama series and has ditched junk food in order to be โnice and leanโ in a topless scene he appears in in the film.
King The Chef, aka King Enekeme, told The Sun on Sunday newspaperโs Bizarre column: โI got him nice and lean โ the ladies will love him. Idris wanted to lean up in particular for that film because thereโs a topless scene heโs got to do, so he was like, โIโve got to look the beeโs kneesโ. โ
The chef explained he made a short-term change to Idrisโ diet and insisted the โMountain Between Usโ star didnโt work with a trainer to achieve his body goal.
He continued: โWe put him on smoothies, lots of greens, kale and spinach, all that stuff, and avoided junk food.
โEverybody wants a good-looking plate of food. However, youโve got to be realistic. If you want to get down to this weight in the next two to four weeks, itโs not only going to be dazzle dazzle.
โBear with me for that period of time, after that you can have all the steaks and butter you want.
โThere was no personal trainer on Luther, that was more food focused โ Iโm gonna take credit for that one.โ
Idris has been tipped to replace Daniel Craig as James Bond, but King โ who has been friends with the actor for years โ doesnโt think it would be the right move for his pal.
He said: โWhether he is or not I donโt know, I think thereโs other things heโs got up his sleeve.
โI personally donโt think he should take Bond. Itโs too obvious, itโs been around him for years. Itโs time to move on.โ