Jeremy Edwards: 'Men face body pressure'

Jeremy Edwards has claimed that male stars must stay in shape if they want to crack America.

The former Holby City actor insisted that it isn't just women who struggle to find work due to appearance-obsessed casting directors in the US.

Speaking to the Daily Express, he commented: "There is increasing pressure on male actors to tamper with their looks.

"Movies and TV have more and more über-fit people in so to get the work you have to toe the line, certainly in the US."

Edwards confirmed that he sometimes worries about his own appearance but is more confident about securing roles in Britain.

He said: "Here in the UK though there will always be roles for people with rolls!"

The 38-year-old's first major TV appearance was in Hollyoaks from 1995 to 1999. He has gone on to appear in a number of other dramas, as well as reality TV shows like Celebrity Big Brother and Dancing On Ice.