Sacha Baron Cohen Is Employing All Tactics To Shred His Body Including Ozempic

Sacha Baron Cohen has joined the Marvel family, and the new role came with a banging new body!

The comedian, famous for creating and portraying satirical characters like Borat Sagdiyev and Admiral General Haffaz Aladeen, recently opened up about his stunning transformation and all he did to achieve it.

The entertainer revealed he did everything within his power to transform his body for his latest role, including hopping on the popular weight loss trend. Naturally, Sacha Baron Cohen's toned physique got fans talking and some drooling.

Cohen addressed his body transformation on his Instagram Stories, reposting the pictures taken for his interview with Men's Fitness UK. He made the magazine's cover and flaunted his toned physique and bulging muscles for the outlet in multiple shirtless outfits.

"Some celebs use Ozempic, some use private chefs, others use personal trainers. I did all three," Cohen revealed in a shirtless post of him doing pull-ups. He claimed he was "hard launching" his "midlife crisis" in another post, which held a quote from his cover story.

"I now believe that just 20 to 30 minutes of movement a day can make a real difference - and it's something anyone can fit into their routine, especially celebrities with personal assistants to do all the boring stuff like shopping and attending friends' funerals," the statement read.

In the third update, Cohen playfully claimed his new physique matched his latest character, a "middle-aged man who replaced beer with protein shakes." He also shut down the AI narrative about his body, stressing that his muscles were not artificially generated.

Cohen's playful demeanor continued in another post where he credited Alfonso "The Angry Trainer" Moretti for training him. "Thanks @theangrytrainer for doing the unthinkable-putting up with me for 25 mins a day," the TV personality joked.

Men's Fitness UK shared the original pictures on their Instagram page, noting the comedian had gotten in shape for his new role as Mephisto in Marvel's "Ironheart." The post received over a thousand comments from fans and celebrities who applauded Cohen's transformation.

One of the people shocked by Cohen's muscular transformation was TV veteran Chelsea Handler, who asked, "Is this AI?" echoing similar sentiments to disbelieving fans. However, Cohen's trainer, Moretti, shut down the speculations by defending the entertainer.

"For anyone that thinks this is Ai, you're right. Completely. Ai as in 'Absolutely incredible!'" Moretti declared. "It's nonsense to suggest these images are Ai, manipulated, or photoshopped. I have the raw images and video. Sacha EARNED every accolade for this transformation. FULL STOP," he added.

Other fans were impressed by Cohen's dedication, with one claiming: "He looks fantastic!!! Love him or hate him. A lot of work went into that rig, and I'm here for it." A fellow supporter agreed, writing: "Revenge Bod! And I had a crush when he had a dad bod. This is too much."

According to Deadline, Cohen embarked on a fantastic transformational journey after landing the role of Mephisto. He reportedly asked Matthew McConaughey to connect him with a trainer capable of toning his body quickly, and the latter introduced him to Moretti.

The Angry Trainer claimed his first meeting with Cohen was over Zoom, where he asked the comedian to strip down to his briefs. He compared Cohen's body to a ruler, noting he was "straight up and down," however, he noticed he had "an athlete in hiding."

Thanks to Moretti's training, Cohen gained so much muscle that his Mephisto costume had to be altered to showcase his new physique. Marvel chief Kevin Feige described the entertainer's new character as a devil who tempts hero characters with deals that ultimately lead to negative consequences.

A year before debuting his chiseled body, Cohen made waves for his issues with actress Rebel Wilson. The Blast covered the story, reporting the latter had released a memoir with the chapter "Sacha Baron Cohen and Other A-sholes."

In the book, Wilson reflected on working with Cohen and implied he wasn't the funny guy fans saw on their screens. The "Borat" star fired back with defamation claims, leading to the controversial chapter getting redacted in its UK prints.

A rep for Cohen claimed the outcome was proof of his innocence, saying: "Printing falsehoods is against the law in the UK and Australia; this is not a 'peculiarity' as Ms Wilson said, but a legal principle that has existed for many hundreds of years."