Idris Elba slims down for Luther topless scene

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Idris Elba asked his personal chef to help him look โ€œthe beeโ€™s kneesโ€ in the โ€˜Lutherโ€™ 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 โ€œnice and leanโ€ in a topless scene he appears in in the film.

King The Chef, aka King Enekeme, told The Sun on Sunday newspaperโ€™s Bizarre column: โ€œI got him nice and lean โ€” the ladies will love him. Idris wanted to lean up in particular for that film because thereโ€™s a topless scene heโ€™s got to do, so he was like, โ€˜Iโ€™ve got to look the beeโ€™s kneesโ€™. โ€œ

The chef explained he made a short-term change to Idrisโ€™ diet and insisted the โ€˜Mountain Between Usโ€™ star didnโ€™t work with a trainer to achieve his body goal.

He continued: โ€œWe put him on smoothies, lots of greens, kale and spinach, all that stuff, and avoided junk food.

โ€œEverybody wants a good-looking plate of food. However, youโ€™ve got to be realistic. If you want to get down to this weight in the next two to four weeks, itโ€™s not only going to be dazzle dazzle.

โ€œBear with me for that period of time, after that you can have all the steaks and butter you want.

โ€œThere was no personal trainer on Luther, that was more food focused โ€” Iโ€™m 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€“ doesnโ€™t think it would be the right move for his pal.

He said: โ€œWhether he is or not I donโ€™t know, I think thereโ€™s other things heโ€™s got up his sleeve.

โ€œI personally donโ€™t think he should take Bond. Itโ€™s too obvious, itโ€™s been around him for years. Itโ€™s time to move on.โ€