GMB weather presenter, Alex Beresford, has littered his Instagram feed with a series of shirtless muscly snaps after splitting from his wife, Natalia.
The 39-year-old has been working out with his son Cruz, 10, in recent months, after it emerged on Monday that his marriage broke down last year.
Alex shared a photo of himself in his home gym with his beloved son on social media last month, writing: ‘Training with the best spotter watching over me. #fatherandson.’
‘Feeling fit has helped my mental health’: GMB’s Alex Beresford has been showing off his incredible muscles on Instagram as he works out with his son following his marital split
Taking a toll: On Monday, Alex revealed how lonely he had felt after breaking up with his wife and being without his beloved son for two weeks during lockdown
Spread the word: Alex wrote that being fit and healthy has helped him mentally during this time
Showing off his incredible body alongside pictures of himself working out, Alex also wrote: ‘Feeling fit and healthy has definitely fed my #mentalhealth this last year.
‘Having a focus and not a distraction has kept my head up believe me! Also training with my friends and talking whilst we lift has been a great help to me.
‘Find a focus that feeds other parts of your life positively. It’s also the road to 40! Yikes!!! It’s still a way off and although if you asked me 10 years ago I’d probably say by this age I’d be slowing down, but my hunger for everything in life is getting bigger, so it’s just as well my metabolism is still so high.
Can I come with you dad? Alex and his beloved son Cruz, 10, have been enjoying their quality time together in the gym
Before and after: Alex has been showing off his incredible transformation after lots of hard work
Bond: It’s clear to see his son has been a great comfort to Alex during this time
‘Yes I struggle with my weight in terms of keeping it on. Perhaps a good problem but it’s still a problem to manage when I’m working towards a goal.
‘My main goal is to be consistent and not hit rock bottom as that hill is daunting and I’m not really a rock climber.’
On Monday, itemerged that Alex had split from his wife Natalia Natkaniec, despite ‘desperately trying to make things work,’ but it sadly wasn’t to be.
The broadcaster detailed his personal woes for the Britain Get Talking podcast as he admitted he’s felt ‘really lonely’ since parting ways from the mother of his child two weeks before lockdown kicked in.
Alex said he ‘never imagined’ that he would be once again looking for love as he reached the age of 40 and had felt like his life had been mapped out.
‘I felt really lonely’: Alex revealed he has SPLIT from wife Natalia after ‘desperately trying to make things work’ on Monday – the couple actually parted ways last year
He said: ‘It’s been a massive learning curve, I didn’t think at the age of 20 that when I was approaching 40, I would be in this situation.
‘The age of 40, you’ll be married, you’ll be a grown up, you’ll have a kid or two, your life is going to be set. I’m not old, I don’t feel old, it’s a bit daunting.
‘But we’ve been in lockdown, so even if I wanted to go on a date, I couldn’t go on a date.
Careful: Alex and Natalia split last year but continued to live together for some time as they didn’t want to rush things – Alex said: ‘I’m not a quitter and I hate quitting things’
‘I don’t want to grow old on my own, life is for sharing and it’d be great to meet someone in the future but they have to be right for me, right for Cruz.’
Natalia is a fitness and clothing range influencer on natalia_natkaniec who promotes Wake Up and Squat, a Polish exercise clothing company.
While she hasn’t addressed the split, she posted on Instagram recently: ‘Dear Universe, I’m open to things being easier and more magical than I could ever imagine.’
Alex continued to live with Natalia after they split last year as they didn’t want to rush their separation but his ex and his son moved out before Covid: 19 struck.
Natalia developed coronavirus symptoms during the pandemic, forcing him to be separated from his son for two weeks, a time that Alex found hard.
He said: ‘When Natalia and Cruz moved out, it was two weeks before lockdown. Natalia developed symptoms, she had a cough.
Important role: Alex is a weather presenter on Good Morning Britain
‘It turned out not to be COVID-19, they had to self isolate for 14 days – so I went from living in a house full of people to living on my own in lockdown.
‘I watched Boris Johnson’s lockdown message sitting on my sofa feeling really lonely. And I couldn’t see Cruz for two weeks.’
He continued: ‘I’ve realised how strong I am, but I am only strong because of the people I have behind me.
‘As we kind of moved into the summer, myself and Natalia decided we were going to part ways, which, you know me. I’m not a quitter, and I hate quitting things.
‘We tried to work through things, but at some point you realise the best thing to do for everybody is walk away, but walking away is never easy.’
He shared: ‘We were in the same house up until the beginning of this year, knowing that we were parting ways, it takes a while to figure things out. One thing I didn’t want to do is rush things.
‘By being in that house, knowing we weren’t together, we started to get on better – it removed a lot of the stress and expectation that a relationship can bring.
‘It was so much to manage, we are only human and have feelings and emotions.
‘The important thing is to open up and talk to someone about what you’re going through.
The news comes a month after the Alex lost his step-grandmother.
Alex revealed his family’s anguish at not being able to say goodbye to her.
He tweeted the sad news about Ivy Stewart, writing he felt ‘upset, trapped and powerless’ as he couldn’t mourn the loss with his family due to lockdown restrictions.
He also explained that the family missed so many key moments in the final days of her life.
He said: ‘She has been in a care home. Ironically she used to work in care homes when she first came to England.
‘We don’t believe she died of COVID-19 but we understand she did have a cough in the last week. We’re still waiting to find out.’
Heartbreak: Good Morning Britain’s Alex Beresford revealed his family’s anguish at not being able to say goodbye to his step-grandmother after she passed away
Talking about the split, he said: ‘The important thing is to open up and talk to someone about what you’re going through’