Luke Newton | Eat Like | Men's Health

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06/06/2024

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00:00 I was told for an intimacy scene to have a glass of red wine.

00:05 Sorry, not before... Let me say that again.

00:07 [Laughter]

00:10 Just get drunk before you...

00:12 Hello, my name's Luke Newton,

00:14 and I'm here to talk about my diet and transformation.

00:16 [Music]

00:23 When we were shooting season two, I would eat anything.

00:27 I mean, we'd just come out of lockdown,

00:29 so it was like a different time.

00:31 I also felt like it was just appropriate to the character.

00:34 He's a big foodie.

00:36 I always refer to him as a hungry boy.

00:37 I always asked on set if I could have a plate full of everything.

00:40 Like, if there was biscuits, I would just have a plate full,

00:42 or cakes, or scones, or whatever.

00:44 And then, you know, getting the call and being told

00:48 that I was going to lead season three,

00:50 I wanted to change my lifestyle slightly,

00:53 become healthier, and just, like, ready to go into the season

00:57 and feel like I have my energy levels high.

00:58 So, first of all, it was about that.

01:00 And then I get the first script.

01:02 The first line that I saw, Benedict says,

01:05 "Under what foreign sun did you apparently get so sturdy?"

01:08 So I was like, "Right, okay, he's transformed slightly,

01:11 so I'm really going to dive into this."

01:12 And then from there, I just kind of relished the challenge.

01:16 I've enjoyed that whole process, really.

01:18 [Music]

01:20 Season two of Bridgerton, I would eat anything.

01:22 I looked into a few meal prep companies that I could order

01:26 because I didn't want to just go chicken, broccoli, and rice.

01:28 To me, that was so boring.

01:30 So I looked into these meal prep companies,

01:32 and it came up, like, there was so many different varieties

01:36 of things that I could eat.

01:37 So I would have chicken, rice, and broccoli,

01:39 but there'd be some nice sauce.

01:40 That's the thing, like, I wouldn't deprive myself

01:43 of making it taste nice.

01:44 I love avocado.

01:45 I know some people hate it, but I just love it so much.

01:49 And I'm told that it's really good for your gut.

01:51 So I have that probably most days.

01:53 Eggs, I love eggs.

01:55 I'll have them every day.

01:56 And then just, like, meat.

01:58 Yeah, I had a lot of meat.

02:00 I also started intermittent fasting.

02:03 I would wake up and not have my first meal,

02:06 maybe until lunchtime,

02:08 and then I would have my lunch and dinner

02:10 and then call it a day.

02:12 And also just dropping out snacks.

02:14 Like, snacks are just never going to help, I don't think.

02:17 Have your meal and let your body recover.

02:20 So a day of eating for me on the set of season three,

02:24 I would have a protein shake in the morning with a banana,

02:27 and that would sort of get me through to lunch.

02:29 And then I would have a meal prep.

02:31 Meat, lots of vegetables, you get that goodness.

02:34 And then just a low, like, small amount of carbohydrates,

02:38 whether that be rice, potatoes, pasta.

02:42 Don't deprive yourself of pasta.

02:43 It's too good.

02:44 A lot of people on set had the catering,

02:48 but for me, it was more about portion control

02:51 because on sets, they really like to feed you

02:53 and fill you up, so you would get a massive dish

02:56 and get seconds and desserts.

02:58 I would occasionally have the crumble,

03:00 which is like my weakness.

03:01 But also I felt like that kept a really good balance

03:04 for me of like having a treat.

03:06 You know, if I did an intimacy scene that night,

03:10 I could smash a crumble or a cinnamon social, or I don't know.

03:14 I really tried to keep a good balance

03:16 so that it didn't make those long weeks

03:19 of dieting and training really difficult.

03:23 I would train every evening after we filmed.

03:27 I felt like I couldn't get out of bed

03:29 at half past three in the morning.

03:30 I know a lot of people do it and respect you,

03:32 but I couldn't do it.

03:34 So I would get up, go to set,

03:36 film different scenes all day.

03:38 Maybe it's a ball scene, maybe it's a bit of a stunt scene,

03:40 maybe it's sexy scenes, I don't know.

03:44 And then I would head home, train.

03:47 I would always start with a run,

03:49 which I'm told is probably not the best way to train

03:52 if you're gonna do weight training afterwards.

03:53 But I felt like it really just woke my body up.

03:56 So I did 5K pretty much every day,

03:59 but I would alternate that.

04:00 It was not like a continuous 5K.

04:02 I would run one, walk one, run one, walk one, run one.

04:05 Yeah.

04:06 Is that five?

04:07 Yeah.

04:08 (laughs)

04:09 Should I do that again?

04:10 Yeah, so I would do my 5K

04:11 and then I'd feel like I'd got my cardio in

04:13 and then I would weight train.

04:15 I primarily focused on upper body,

04:18 but you know, since we finished,

04:19 I've had to get those leg days in.

04:21 I know they're a struggle, but I just,

04:23 I do have to do them.

04:24 It was a really fun process and I really loved it.

04:27 And it gives you this new sense of confidence.

04:31 I have, yeah.

04:32 I was told for an intimacy scene

04:35 to have a glass of red wine the night before.

04:38 Sorry, not before.

04:39 Let me say that again.

04:40 (laughs)

04:43 Just get drunk before you say, yeah.

04:45 I was told to have a glass of wine

04:48 the night before an intimacy scene

04:50 because it can really shred you.

04:52 Rumor has it that came from Henry Cabell.

04:53 I have no idea if it did.

04:55 I didn't actually get to try that.

04:56 I felt like I wasn't drinking whilst I was shooting

04:59 and I just didn't want to go down that route.

05:02 I think when I started the training,

05:06 now I really enjoy that.

05:08 You know, I love my food.

05:09 I love a binge and I will dive into that.

05:11 You know, if I'm not shooting,

05:13 I'll definitely enjoy myself.

05:14 As much as it makes you feel good,

05:16 there's so many temptations.

05:18 Favorite carb, pasta.

05:20 Has to be.

05:21 I could have it every single day.

05:23 Go-to comfort food.

05:25 I'm probably gonna have to say pasta again.

05:27 Really is.

05:28 I feel like pasta's gonna be the answer to every question.

05:31 Oh, chunky.

05:33 Something about smooth to me is like,

05:35 it feels really processed

05:37 and that's probably not true at all,

05:38 but I'm just like, I like the little, you know,

05:41 I like a little crunchy, crunchy nut.

05:43 (laughs)

05:45 That's a really tricky one.

05:47 Maybe if I was like, just about to die,

05:51 not to make it too dark,

05:52 but I would like to just be so full and content

05:55 that I'm just like, just do it.

05:57 I don't even care.

05:58 So maybe like a Sunday roast.

05:59 Cheesy veg, potatoes, meat, gravy.

06:03 Yeah, throw it all in.

06:04 I saw something the other day that was,

06:06 if you do it all, you can eat, you cheat the system.

06:08 You can never be.

06:10 I think it was one of these.

06:11 I do, yeah.

06:13 And I'm sure that probably upsets a lot of people

06:16 because I know people don't like it,

06:17 but I do, I love it.

06:19 I have a coffee every morning in bed.

06:20 I go out to my local coffee shop,

06:22 come back, I sit back in bed.

06:25 I also have a TV in my room.

06:26 I know people say you aren't supposed to do that,

06:28 but it's the little pleasures in life

06:31 that I don't want to get rid of, but yeah.

06:33 I'm Luke Newton and that's what my diet looks like.

06:35 (upbeat music)

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