'They used to call me Fat Cavill': Hollywood heartthrob Henry admits he was teased for being overweight as a teenager

By Kate Thomas for MailOnline

Published: 06:00 EST, 11 August 2015 | Updated: 07:00 EST, 11 August 2015

He's one of Hollywood's finest leading mean, but Henry Cavill hasn't always been so popular.

The Man From U.N.C.L.E star admits he was mercilessly teased as a teenager for being overweight and having spare 'rolls', with one cruel classmate even pointing out it looked like he had 't**s'.

'They used to call me Fat Cavill,' Henry told Men's Fitness. 'I actually had rolls of fat on me.'

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Blast from the past: Henry Cavill says he was mocked by his peers for having 'rolls'
From overweight to buff: Henry has transformed into a muscular hunk of a man, pictured on the set of Superman: Man of Steel in 2013

From overweight to buff: Henry Cavill, pictured in his school days (L), has transformed into a muscular hunk of a man, seen on the set of Superman: Man of Steel in 2013 (R)

'They also called me a "lemon", a guy who gets nowhere with the girls.'

Henry looks adorable as a chubby-cheeked youngster in flashback images showing him sitting on the front row of his cricket team photo at St Michael's Prep School in Jersey.

The teasing only got worse when, aged 13, he arrived midway through the first term at Stowe, one of Britain’s most prestigious public schools where fees are more than £9,000 a term.

Henry was made to feel an outcast from the start and would cry down the phone three times a day to his parents because he was so homesick.

Back in the day: A young Henry (second from left) poses with his cricket team at St Michael's Prep School in Jersey

Back in the day: A young Henry (second from left) poses with his cricket team at St Michael's Prep School in Jersey

Awkward teen: The Man From U.N.C.L.E actor has previously admitted the bullying got worse when he arrived at prestigious public school Stowe at the age of 13

Awkward teen: The Man From U.N.C.L.E actor has previously admitted the bullying got worse when he arrived at prestigious public school Stowe at the age of 13

Teased: The handsome actor, pictured before his Hollywood makeover, was mocked for having 'rolls of fat' and 't**s' by his classmates 

Teased: The handsome actor, pictured before his Hollywood makeover, was mocked for having 'rolls of fat' and 't**s' by his classmates 

These days, the 32-year-old star's chiselled and muscular physique has earned him the lead role in action films like Superman reboot Man Of Steel, and he has legions of female fans throwing themselves at his feet.

But Henry believes he still has the capacity to balloon, telling Men's Health that he's always an 'indulger' and never deprives himself of the finer things in life.

The heartthrob previously opened up about his tortured past to Event magazine, revealing that his peers picked on him because he was an easy target.

Chiselled: These days Henry boasts a muscular physique and is one of Hollywood's most fanciable actors

Chiselled: These days Henry boasts a muscular physique and is one of Hollywood's most fanciable actors

'There was nothing physical I was a chubby kid but I wasn’t a weakling', he said.

'I could have stood up for myself in that department. It was name-calling, and kids do that. So I comfort ate.'

Henry endured a gruelling physical transformation in 2013 to play the role of Superman in Man Of Steel and at one point was reduced to a diet of 1800 calories per day in a bid to slim down.

‘The production hired a trainer to work with me', he said. I’ve always been physical but I’m not always in the gym. In pre-production I was knackered all the time.'

Transformation: Henry, seen at the New York Premiere of The Man From U.N.C.L.E on Monday, has never looked better

Transformation: Henry, seen at the New York Premiere of The Man From U.N.C.L.E on Monday, has never looked better

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