Bristol's William Hanson reveals the insane reason why he dumped his personal trainer

Bristolian celebrity William Hanson has revealed the bizarre reason why he had to fire his personal trainer.

Etiquette coach and podcaster William Hanson joined Chris Moyles on Radio X this week.

Whilst on the show, a rather bizarre revelation was made when Chris asked the Bristol born star if he was “doing any exercise” at the moment.

William, xx, replied: “I am! I’ve got a personal trainer now on a Thursday morning. Jack-it-up Joel.”

The former Clifton College pupil went on to say that he sees his personal trainer weekly and that he doesn’t want to get too muscular, adding “I just want to be toned. I don't want to be what they refer to as stacked... because I just don't think it would look very good.”

His next admission is then what made presenter Chris giggle.

William said: “Previously I had Pump-it-up Pete, but he was a Flat Earther, so I got rid of him.

“We were doing the thing called a leg press, and I don't really speak to people when I'm doing that. I can't, because I'm focused. And he literally suddenly went to me, ‘So what’s your view on climate change?’ Like, completely out of nowhere. And I said, ‘Well, I think I believe in it.’ And he said, ‘Can I ask you why?’ And I thought, ‘No, not for me.’”

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William Hanson attends the British Podcast Awards 2024. | Getty Images

Later in the episode, William - who hosts the podcast Help I Sexted my Boss with radio presenter Jordan North - revealed that the pair ‘beat’ pop star Adele by selling out the first ever live show quicker than she sold out her tour!

As William and Jordan have just announced their second live tour, the Bristolian took the chance to reminisce on some of their previous shows.

William said: “We are doing arenas in March. I mean, it's extraordinary. Because yesterday, actually, we were filming something for socials and we went back to the very first venue we did for a live show, which was a pub in Camden.

“And that was 40 people. And at the time, that was six and a half years ago, we were like, ‘That's incredible!’ And when we put that on sale, I can remember it was a similar time that Adele had announced a tour or something, and we sold our 40 tickets in four-and-a-half minutes, and I think her tour sold out in five minutes. And generally, with no sense of irony, Jordan, I thought we had beaten Adele!”

The second Help I Sexted My Boss live tour promises to be full of their biggest, most outrageous shows ever.

While their podcast takes on the hilarious challenges of modern day life, this is not just a live podcast recording.

Previous live shows have seen them break into song, facilitate on-stage marriage proposals and treat audiences to a (nearly) Full Monty.

The show dates are:

Friday 20th March- Cardiff, Utilita Arena Cardiff

Saturday 21st March- London, OVO Arena Wembley

Friday 27th March- Glasgow, OVO Hydro Glasgow

Saturday 28th March- Manchester, AO Arena Manchester

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