MasterChef star Khanh Ong reveals his impressive body transformation (2025)

MasterChef Australia's Khanh Ong has flaunted his mega makeover on the cover of Men's Health.

The celebrity chef, 31, sat down with the fitness publication on Tuesday to reveal the tips and tricks behind his huge transformation and the unusual exercise he swears by to keep lean.

When asked by the publication how he felt being the latest face - and body - to grace the magazine's pages, he was in a state of disbelief.

'The bodies of the guys that were usually on the cover just didn't seem attainable to me, not just because they were so huge, but because they just didn't look like me,' he shared.

Khanh revealed he didn't really care about fitness when growing up but a simple switch in attitude changed his perspective on health and wellness.

'It's not about how much you can bench or pure size, it's about living a balanced life,' he said, adding fitness isn't a look, but a feeling.

He put his transformation down to three things: eating healthy - but flavourful - food, a hands-on trainer and, surprisingly, Pilates.

'I think ten years ago everyone thought that Pilates was for women, but that's crazy because it can be so beneficial for everyone,' he told Australian Men's Health.

The fitness foodie added the combination of both strength training and Pilates was his recipe for success, revealing Pilates strengthened his core which, in turn, meant he could lift more.

As for eating healthy, which is often translated in the food sphere as bland and boring, Khanh hopes to transform the narrative by posting his healthy-but delicious recipes on Instagram.

From noodle salads to his cheats chicken rice, he creates delicious restaurant-worthy dishes based on the macros his trainer tells him to eat and his creativity as a chef.

This isn't the first time Khanh has gotten candid about his appearance.

In May last year, the cook revealed the many cosmetic procedures he has had done on social media.

In a candid Q&A on his Instagram Stories, theI'm A Celebritystar was asked, 'What treatments/procedures do you get?' as he waited in his cosmetician's chair.

'I get anti-wrinkle around the crow's feet, under my nose and for the first time ever between my eyebrows,' he said.

'I get filler in my jaw (which I love every time I get it done).

'We have just started doing filler around the outside of my nose towards the bottom of my cheeks because [cosmetic nurse] Alex Pike said it was starting to deflate.'

Khanh was also asked if there was a procedure he had done that he didn't like.

The MasterChef Australia star said while there was nothing he hated, he did get his lips inflated once, but it proved unnecessary.

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