{"id":336301,"date":"2025-12-26T09:32:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T09:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/336301\/"},"modified":"2025-12-26T09:32:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T09:32:10","slug":"stephen-nolan-debuts-new-look-after-dramatic-weight-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/336301\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Nolan debuts new look after dramatic weight loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Julian Simmons warned me about me doing it myself,&#8221; he posted on social media<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0_StephenNolanHair.jpg\" alt=\"Stephen Nolan with his new hairstyle pictured cuddling his mother on Christmas Day\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Stephen Nolan shared the photograph of him and his mother on Christmas Day(Image: Facebook\/Stephen Nolan)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">BBC Radio Ulster star Stephen Nolan has unveiled a dramatic new look after dyeing his hair, and he\u2019s shown it off in a festive snap alongside his mum on <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belfastlive.co.uk\/all-about\/christmas\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Christmas<\/a> Day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The broadcaster shared a photograph on <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belfastlive.co.uk\/all-about\/facebook\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Facebook <\/a>with his mother, affectionately known as \u2018Big Audrey\u2019, revealing the fresh colour just days after documenting the transformation at the salon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Posting ahead of the big reveal, Nolan had joked about the process in a characteristically self-deprecating update, writing: \u201cAfter that mad chat on <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belfastlive.co.uk\/all-about\/stephen-nolan\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Nolan radio<\/a>, here&#8217;s the next farce in my life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Getting a wee tint in my hair.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Julian Simmons warned me about me doing it myself &#8211; he says I&#8217;m incapable. So here goes &#8230;..\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The new hairstyle comes amid a period of major personal change for the presenter, who has also spoken openly about significant <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belfastlive.co.uk\/all-about\/weight-loss\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">weight loss<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0_StephenNolanHair2.jpg\" alt=\"Stephen Nolan in the hairdressers chair while the male hairdresser applies a dye to his hair\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Earlier this week, Stephen Nolan shared that he was getting a tint in his hair(Image: Facebook\/Stephen Nolan)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Earlier this month, Nolan revealed he has started using weight loss injections, alongside intense gym training, sharing candid details with his followers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He wrote: \u201cOver a year ago, I was 23st3lbs. I&#8217;m 16st today, but at gym training as my target is in the 15&#8217;s by this Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Started fat jabs 4 weeks ago. 2 stone off with intense training.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Always consult your dr first. There are side affects. [sic]&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The presenter\u2019s openness about his health journey has prompted plenty of reaction online, with supporters praising his honesty and determination, while others welcomed the lighter, festive post marking Christmas Day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">For all the latest news, visit the Belfast Live homepage <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belfastlive.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"hereLink opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">here<\/a> and <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belfastlive.co.uk\/newsletter-preference-centre\/?view=Solus&amp;mailingListId=1342b3be-3db3-461a-a6b4-c60bfcaa13da&amp;utm_source=solusarticle\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"sign up to our daily newsletterLink opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">sign up to our daily newsletter<\/a> here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#8220;Julian Simmons warned me about me doing it myself,&#8221; he posted on social mediaStephen Nolan shared the photograph&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":336302,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[6491,3462,96,130879,130880,56,54,55,4405],"class_list":{"0":"post-336301","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-christmas","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-radio-ulster","12":"tag-stephen-nolan","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom","15":"tag-unitedkingdom","16":"tag-weight-loss"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/336301","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=336301"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/336301\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/336302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=336301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=336301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=336301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}