Rapper Plan B is unrecognisable as he shows off dramatic weight loss and dapper new look – 15 years after he first burst onto the music scene
He was once so unimpressed with how he looked, he described himself as looking ‘ill’.
However, rapper Plan B looks completely unrecognisable 11 years on from his smash album The Defamation of Strickland Banks.
The London singer, real name Ben Drew recently showed off his dramatic weight loss, complete overhaul in sense of style and, revealed a new slick haircut.
Transformed: Rapper Plan B looks completely unrecognisable 11 years on from his smash album The Defamation of Strickland Banks (pictured 2021)
The 38-year-old has undergone a massive lifestyle change after keeping a low profile in recent years.
The multi-talented artist previously admitted that after the release of one of the films he directed – Ill Manors in 2012, he felt “alienated” and withdrew from the music scene to spend more time with his family.
Speaking about his feelings at the time, Ben told The Sun: ‘I felt spiritually lost at the end of Ill Manors.
‘I hadn’t seen my family, really, since 2009. Certain friendships were just completely dissolving.
Lost: The rapper previously admitted that after the release of Ill Manors in 2012, he felt “alienated” and withdrew from the music scene
‘I’d always felt like I was fighting to be taken seriously, fighting for recognition, and suddenly I had it all, and I thought, ‘S***, I’ve got nothing to fight for.'”
The rapper has also undergone an impressive weight loss journey since his debut album was released just over a decade ago.
The Londoner is no stranger to criticising himself, as he previously gave a harsh opinion of his old look in a 2017 interview with the Guardian.
He said: ‘You see pictures of me at the Ivor Novello awards, I mean, f***ing hell, I looked ill.
‘I was so overweight, and to deal with the workload, I was getting through a bottle of JD a night. Then you fancy a bag of crisps, or a bit of ice cream – and it wasn’t a problem before, but it is now, because of all the calories you’re putting in yourself with the drink.’
Change: The rapper and singer’s weight has fluctuated over the years (pictured arriving at the Brit Awards 2011)