Gerwyn Price reveals new pre-match meal after shedding over TWO STONE and dropping trousers size in huge transformation

The Iceman has melted away the kilos — and his secret is simpler than you might think.

Gerwyn Price has never been short of intensity. Whether he is pumping his fist after a crucial checkout or staring down an opponent at Alexandra Palace, the former world champion brings an unmistakable fire to everything he does. But over the past six months, that same relentless drive has been directed somewhere new — the gym, the kitchen table, and a conscious effort to become a leaner, sharper version of himself.

The results have been impossible to ignore. Price has shed around two stone, dropping from roughly 104 kilograms to 88 kilograms, and the transformation has redrawn not just his physique but his entire approach to life on the PDC circuit.

Goodbye Junk Food, Hello Nando’s

So what is The Iceman actually eating these days? The answer is refreshingly unglamorous — and arguably all the more effective for it.

“I don’t meal prep,” Price explained. “I just have a Nando’s or a Wagamama’s. If you have a Nando’s it is not bad food.”

The real shift, he says, has not been about replacing meals but about cutting out everything in between them. “It is just chicken and cutting out the bits in between. The crisps and the chocolate, Haribos, which are my favourite. It’s just trying to cut out the junk food.”

It is, by professional sports standards, a remarkably low-tech approach — no nutritionist on speed dial, no colour-coded meal plans. Just a grilled chicken breast and the willpower to leave the Haribos on the shelf.

The Hardest Part: Eating After Matches

For players on the professional darts tour, the schedule is relentless and the temptations are everywhere. “You come off stage sometimes at 10pm or 11pm and you’re absolutely starving, and the only thing you can turn to is fast food,” Price acknowledged — a reality familiar to anyone who has watched a darts tournament run deep into the evening.

His solution? Gut it out and wait until morning. “Scrap that — I’ll have something decent in the morning. Going to bed starving is hard work.”

“And eating late at night when you play is the hardest part, especially when you are starving. It’s just making good choices.”

The temptation of McDonald’s has also proved persistent. After his first-round victory at the Australian Darts Masters, Price admitted with a grin that his resolve was being tested. “I’ve started craving McDonald’s again, so I’m not sure,” he laughed, before adding that he had already succumbed to an early-morning visit — firmly establishing that even elite athletes are not entirely immune to the golden arches at six in the morning.

Two Stone Gone, Two Sizes Down

The numbers behind the transformation are striking. Price cut his weight from 104 to around 88 kilograms, going down from an XL shirt to a medium. But the detail he keeps coming back to is simpler and more personal than any statistic. “When I put on a 34 waist instead of a 36 waist I feel even better.”

It is the kind of small, tangible milestone that tends to mean more than any number on a scale — and for Price, it has clearly resonated.

“When I’m putting on a medium shirt instead of an XL, it feels a little bit better. As long as I’m confident in myself and feeling better when I go up on stage, it can only help,” he said.

Gradual and Smart — Not a Crash Diet

Price is at pains to point out that this was not a dramatic, aggressive overhaul. He kept playing throughout the process, which he believes is precisely why it worked. “I think if you lose it too quickly it can probably affect you. When you are playing as consistently and as often as me and Luke Humphries are, then you don’t really feel the difference because it’s gradual.”

“I’ve been playing right through losing weight. It’s gradually happened over the last six months or so. You know how much darts is on these days, no chance for rest. While I’ve been playing, I’ve been losing weight slowly, and it’s been working.”

The mental benefits, he insists, have been just as significant as the physical ones. “I don’t think it affects me physically when I’m throwing but mentally it definitely helps. I feel comfortable.”

Not Everyone Was Convinced

Not all the reaction has been positive. When Price shared a topless gym photo responding to online critics who suggested the weight loss had gone too far, it prompted a fresh wave of debate. Dutch professional Vincent van der Voort weighed in during an appearance on the Darts Draait Door podcast, expressing genuine concern. “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.”

His compatriot Damian Vlottes was equally startled, with a vivid summary of what he saw: “I thought it was a kid in his shirt. There’s nothing left of him.”

Price’s response was characteristically direct. “You can’t win, can you? At the end of the day, it’s not about what anybody else thinks. As long as you’re comfortable and you feel good in yourself, which I do, then I’m okay.”

A New Benchmark for Darts

Price’s transformation sits within a broader and growing shift across professional darts. The result is a visibly leaner frame that stands in contrast to the beer-bellied stereotype still associated with parts of the professional game. He is aware of the wider statement being made — and quietly pleased about it. “If I put a stamp on it to try and change the shape of the sport physique-wise, then I’m happy, but I’m sure a lot of other boys have been doing it as well,” he said.

For a 40-year-old former world champion with a long career already behind him, the discipline required to overhaul his body while competing at the highest level is no small thing. The Haribos might still be calling his name from the other side of the hotel minibar. But for now, The Iceman is staying cool — and staying slim.