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Tom鈥檚 18 stone weight loss has opened up a world of opportunities that were once completely unthinkable

11 September 2017

The story of Tom Urie's massive weight loss has been enthralling listeners to throughout 2017.

and is now unrecognisable to some who knew him before then.

Best known for his role as , Tom created his own personal ‘bucket list’ of activities that were impossible for him to undertake when at his heaviest.

On Saturday night he achieved another one of these goals when he .

Tom Urie sings Nessun Dorma at 2017鈥檚 Proms In The Park at Glasgow Green

Tom challenged himself to sing with the 大象传媒 SSO as part of his weight loss bucket list.

But singing with an orchestra is just one item on the list. He’s also been having a great time ticking off some of the others, including a couple of hitherto unthinkable sporting challenges...

For Glaswegians, going to the island of Great Cumbrae is a classic day trip activity.

Nothing is scarier than not being able to get out of the bath鈥� [but] I did nearly go into a hedge four or five times!

Tom Urie

You hop on the train down to Largs and then take the short ferry ride across the Firth of Clyde.

One of the most popular things to do on the island is a full loop on a bike.

Even though , it wasn’t something Tom could tackle before.

Now though, he’s ticked it off his list after completing the ride with .

Tom got some expert guidance from former Fed Cup coach Judy Murray back in July.

Thanks to my newfound love of tennis I鈥檒l be glued to Wimbledon this year!

Tom Urie

The two had met before when she visited the River City set in 2013.

At that point though, Tom found it extremely difficult to run or jump. After his weight loss, it was a different story.

She told The Sun that .

“He was so incredibly out of breath, and I remember thinking how limiting it was for his life and could see how self conscious he was.”

“To see him a couple of years later – having lost 17 stones, running around a tennis court and getting better and better as the day went on – was incredible.”