How the blonde 'hunkifier' turned pasty DJ Calvin into Taylor Swift's superstud with kale smoothies and bizarre daily 'gratitude lists' to keep him motivated
- Calvin Harris has transformed from scrawny to superstud in three years
- Californian personal trainer known as 'the hunkifier' was responsible
- Used back-breaking exercise and kale smoothies to whip him into shape
When he first arrived on the streets of Los Angeles, DJ Calvin Harris was a pale and scrawny Scot with dodgy teeth and a penchant for late nights and takeaways.
Three years on, the superstar’s chiselled torso, Hollywood smile and highlighted hair have helped him win the heart of pop princess Taylor Swift. And now The Mail on Sunday has tracked down the woman responsible for his transformation – a Californian personal trainer known as ‘the hunkifier’.
Blonde Leslie Karpman, 33, has revealed she used a combination of back-breaking exercise, kale smoothies and bizarre daily ‘gratitude lists’ to whip the once-wimpish DJ into shape.
New man: Calvin Harris in 2007 (left) and as the £1 million face and body of Armani (right) after being trained by 'the hunkifier'
Californian personal trainer blonde Leslie Karpman, 33, known as ‘the hunkifier’, has whipped Harris into shape
And she was so successful that 6ft 5in Harris, who is behind several international hit songs such as Rihanna’s We Found Love, is now the £1 million face and body of Armani.
Karpman said: ‘The guy works hard, trains hard and you can see that reflected in his body. The only way a body changes is by doing things that aren’t comfortable.
‘Calvin has been preparing for his advertising campaign for Armani so we worked really hard on his abs.’
Harris, 31, has also overhauled his diet to include lots of vegetables and few carbohydrates.
A friend who attended a recent vegan barbecue at the DJ’s £10 million home in the Hollywood Hills said: ‘Calvin has totally changed since arriving in LA. He’s gone Hollywood. When he arrived he was flabby and out of shape. Now he hits the gym at least five times a week.’
Karpman put Harris on a diet of an egg-white omelette with spinach for breakfast every day, salmon and salad for lunch, and dinner of protein and vegetables.
The superstar’s chiselled torso, Hollywood smile and highlighted hair have helped him win the heart of pop princess Taylor Swift
The source added: ‘Calvin doesn’t even drink alcohol any more. When he was in the UK he was like most DJs – he stayed up late, ate poorly and drank. Now he’s a totally different man. He loves kale smoothies and never touches red meat.’
Karpman said she encourages all her clients to make a daily ‘gratitude list’ to help them acknowledge their success.
‘I write a list every morning of what I am grateful for,’ she said. ‘I have all my clients do this. It helps keep you in a positive mindset.’
Harris’s new glamorous lifestyle is a long way from his humble roots in Dumfries. A former shelf-stacker for Marks & Spencer, Harris – born Adam Richard Wiles – was discovered as a DJ when he performed at King Tut’s nightclub in Glasgow.
He later found success in the party meccas of Las Vegas and Ibiza before branching out into writing, producing and performing.
After dating British pop star Rita Ora for a year, he met Swift in February at the Brit Awards, and the pair are said to have been ‘inseparable’ ever since.
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