Gerwyn Price warned he's 'gone too far' after darts star's drastic transformation

Gerwyn Price has been urged to put on more weight following his drastic body transformation over the last 12 months. The former world champion has lost around three stone in an attempt to improve his displays at the oche. He appears to be reaping the benefits, having won the Baltic Sea Open, four Players Championship events and the Poland Darts Masters this season.

Price also reached the quarter-finals of the recent European Championship, where he was beaten by Wessel Nijman without winning a single leg. Vincent van der Voort was shocked by the Welshman's new look and has since urged him to put on more weight because he 'looked like a kid'. Fellow pundit Damian Vlottes agreed, suggesting that Price has overdone it with his body transformation.

"I thought it was a kid in his shirt," Vlottes told Oche180. "There's nothing left of him. You can't really comment when someone's overweight, so let's be respectful when someone's underweight too, but he's lost a huge amount."

Van der Voort added: "He used to have a lot of muscle, he was massive. Now he looks like a kid! Pretty soon he'll be getting beaten up by Bradley Brooks.

"He used to be so broad, always in the gym. But he's gone too far now. He really should put some weight back on, this isn't good.

"It's not that I'm worried about him, for all I care, he can lose even more, but it's meant as friendly advice. I'd tell him to eat a bit more. He owns a fish and chip shop, so that shouldn't be a problem."

Price recently revealed that he had dropped three shirt sizes as a result of his weight loss, admitting that he often goes to bed without eating after coming off stage.

"While I've been playing I've been losing weight slowly and it's been working," he said earlier this month. "Just mentally, I feel a lot better in myself. When I'm putting a medium shirt on instead of an XL it feels a little bit better.

"As long as I'm confident in myself and feeling better going up on stage, it can only help. I don't think it's so much the travelling, just the times and the food you have to get sometimes, especially when you are in Europe.

"You come off stage sometimes at 10pm or 11pm at night and you're absolutely starving and the only thing you can turn to is fast food. Scrap that, I'll have something decent in the morning. Going to bed starving is hard work, but it works.

"I knew I would lose it gradually. I wouldn't lose it overnight. I haven't lost a lot of fat on my arms. As long as you are practicing and you get that muscle memory and repetition. It can affect different people in different ways. It's been OK for me."