The VERY low-key reinvention of Dr Christian Jessen: How hunky TV medic has stepped out of the limelight following defamation row and backlash to 'triggering' shows he fronted

 

       

Throughout the 2010s, there was scarcely a verruca, cyst or skin condition on TV that hadn't been examined by straight-talking ultra-buff Dr Christian Jessen (pictured). He rose to fame in the early 2000s after becoming one of the main doctors on Channel 4 's Embarrassing Bodies, and went on to host dieting show Supersize vs. Superskinny. The now 47-year-old quickly became TV's go-to medic for health qualms. Toned, tanned, and squeezed into the tightest of shirts, Dr Christian was loved by viewers for his straight-talking approach and diagnoses of even the most peculiar of ailments. But as the years rolled on, the doctor began to lose his Midas touch, and started attracted some criticism for participation in programmes that have since been branded 'triggering' and 'exploitative'. Amid public rows, an outdated TV history and falling fame, FEMAIL takes a closer look at what happened to the TV doctor after his years of fame.