TV presenter Louis Theroux has undergone liposuction while making a documentary about plastic surgery.
Theroux spent £2,500 of his own money on the procedure after a surgeon advised him to get rid of his "love handles."
The results will be seen in his BBC2 programme ‘Louis Theroux: Under The Knife,’ to be broadcast in the autumn.
The 37-year-old presenter is best known for his quirky films about celebrities including Jimmy Savile, Paul Daniels and Neil and Christine Hamilton.
Theroux said: "I started this film with an open mind about experiencing the world of plastic surgery at first hand.
"To begin with, I'd thought I might get something minor like botox injections in my forehead but some of the surgeons I met suggested I needed a nose job, and others said I'd benefit from a brow lift. I wasn't keen as I've got rather used to the way my face looks.
"A leading surgeon then told me I'd be a good candidate for lipo on my stomach and love handles."
He said: "I decided that, with lipo, the worst that can happen, apart from the usual risks involved in surgery, is you get some lumps under your skin. I felt it a risk worth taking as I really wanted to understand how this kind of surgery can make you feel afterwards, if I'd feel like a new and improved man."
