| UPDATED: 08:18, Fri, Jan 15, 2021 Link copied Sign up for FREE health tips to live a long and happy life SUBSCRIBE Invalid email When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. The former World’s Strongest Man is best known for breaking the deadlift record by lifting 500kg – a move that saw him pass out. After retiring from the competition over health fears, the 32-year-old from Stoke-on-Trent set himself a new challenge – stepping in the ring for a boxing match with Game of Thrones star Hafthor Bjornsson. Posting on Instagram last week, Eddie – nicknamed ‘The Beast’ – said he has lost almost six stone in three years.