Andy Lee reveals how he lost 7kg and then gained it all back amid COVID-19

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Like many others, Andy Lee’s weight fluctuated amid the coronavirus pandemic with two unprecedented lockdowns in Melbourne. 

Speaking to Body and Soul on Sunday, the comedian, 39, admitted to having lost and then gained seven kilograms with pubs closing and then opening up again.

‘When pubs were closed in lockdown, I lost seven kilograms. Pubs have opened back up and I have found those seven kilograms,’ he said. 

Life in lockdown: Andy Lee (pictured with girlfriend Rebecca Harding) told Body and Soul on Sunday how he lost seven kilograms and then gained it all back, with pubs closing and then opening again amid the coronavirus pandemic

Despite the changing number on the scale, Andy told the publication that exercise has been a great way in handling the stress of a pandemic.

In fact, it’s an activity both he and his model girlfriend Rebecca Harding, 30, love to do together.

‘We love exercising as a couple. She has me using bum bands, which have my glutes aching for days. We like going to Pilates and I occasionally agree to embarrass myself with yoga,’ he said.

'We love exercising as a couple': Despite the changing number on the scale, Andy, 39, told the publication that exercise has been a great way in handling the stress of a pandemic. In fact, it's an activity both he and his model girlfriend Rebecca, 30, love to do together

‘We love exercising as a couple’: Despite the changing number on the scale, Andy, 39, told the publication that exercise has been a great way in handling the stress of a pandemic. In fact, it’s an activity both he and his model girlfriend Rebecca, 30, love to do together 

Alongside HIIT (high-intensity interval training) sessions with Rebecca, Andy enjoys golf, field hockey and 10km walks. 

While exercise is proving to strengthen their bond as a couple, other activities have had the opposite effect.  

Andy previously told The Binge Guide for the Herald Sun how he once put Rebecca to the ultimate test.

Put under pressure: Andy previously told The Binge Guide for the Herald Sun how he once put Rebecca to the ultimate test

Put under pressure: Andy previously told The Binge Guide for the Herald Sun how he once put Rebecca to the ultimate test 

As the host of Channel 10’s game show The Cube, Andy recalled getting Rebecca to try out the games with him, joking how the pressure took a toll on their relationship. 

‘Bec came out and played the games with me. And yeah, we are no longer together,’ Andy joked.

The Cube, which premiered in February, sees teams of two complete games such as estimating, calculating, throwing and catching, while confined to a perspex ‘cube’, in pursuit of the $250,000 cash prize.

'Bec played the games with me. And yeah, we are no longer together': The comedian, who is the host of Channel Ten's game show The Cube, recalled getting Rebecca to try out the games with him, joking how the pressure took a toll on their relationship

‘Bec played the games with me. And yeah, we are no longer together’: The comedian, who is the host of Channel Ten’s game show The Cube, recalled getting Rebecca to try out the games with him, joking how the pressure took a toll on their relationship 

Challenging: 'We had the advantage of not playing this show under pressure,' Andy continued. 'It doesn't have any safe zones. It's not like [Who Wants To Be A] Millionaire. You have to risk it all to keep going and the pressure becomes really high'

Challenging: ‘We had the advantage of not playing this show under pressure,’ Andy continued. ‘It doesn’t have any safe zones. It’s not like [Who Wants To Be A] Millionaire. You have to risk it all to keep going and the pressure becomes really high’ 

‘We had the advantage of not playing this show under pressure,’ Andy continued. ‘It doesn’t have any safe zones. It’s not like [Who Wants To Be A] Millionaire. You have to risk it all to keep going and the pressure becomes really high.’ 

The couple have been together since 2014, despite a brief split in 2016, but didn’t go public with their romance until January 2015. 

Andy and Rebecca met at a Melbourne cafe where she was working as a waitress. He left his email address for her on a napkin. 

Beginnings: The couple have been together since 2014, despite a brief split in 2016, but didn't go public with their romance until January 2015. They met at a Melbourne cafe where she was working as a waitress. He left his email address for her on a napkin

Beginnings: The couple have been together since 2014, despite a brief split in 2016, but didn’t go public with their romance until January 2015. They met at a Melbourne cafe where she was working as a waitress. He left his email address for her on a napkin