Fry thanks Sewell for 3 stone weight loss

Stephen Fry has credited actor Rufus Sewell for helping him to shed three stones in weight.

Fry revealed that he lost the weight during filming for ITV1 series Kingdom and claimed that his secret was going for brisk walks while listening to Sewell read the James Bond audio books.

When asked how he had lost so much weight, Fry joked: "Prepare to be astonished - I ate less food."

But he then divulged his slimming secret and thanked the Legend of Zorro star for helping him.

He explained: "I went for walks every morning. I mostly thank the actor Rufus Sewell, wonderful actor, and he does the James Bond audio books.

"It's just good to have a brisk 40-minute walk every morning if you can, obviously with filming it's very early - about 5 or 5.30. If you're walking you need something to keep you company and music sometimes doesn't quite do it. It starts getting annoying, certain kinds of music.

"But Rufus Sewell really gives me adrenaline in his story, he's just about perfect. You walk faster and faster because it's very tense and he does it brilliantly."