“Les Miz” Made Ramin Karimloo The Hottest Jean Valjean In History

“You need to have the body you’re happy with."

From: NewNowNext

 Ramin Karimloo has just five more appearances on stage at the Imperial Theatre before he exits his Tony-nominated turn as Jean Valjean in the current Broadway revival of Les Miserables.

While Hugh Jackman may be the world’s sexiest Wolverine, he cannot claim the same title for his portrayal of Jean Valjean in the Les Miz film. That title belongs to Karimloo.

 In a new interview with Broadway Style, Karimloo is opening up about his workout program, which began as a result of prolific theater producer Cameron Mackintosh seeing him shirtless in his London dressing room before curtain call and telling him, “somebody’s in their 30s, darling.”

Through various trains and workouts, including Beachbody’s Insanity workout, Karimloo sculpted his body into pique form.

Today, he eats six well-rounded meals a day plus protein shakes, totaling 3,500 calories/day.

“You need to have the body you’re happy with,” he says. “You can have a clean bill of health and be a size 16 or 20, and you can be unhealthy at a size six.”

Karimloo will next bring his 6-pack abs to the Japanese stage, where he’ll lead the long-awaited musical, Prince of Broadway.

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