BERT'S SHOCK 15KG WEIGHT LOSS

Australian TV royalty Bert Newton is looking healthier and happier than ever after he was rocked by health scares in the last few years.

In a photo posted to Instagram by his wife Patti, 75, Bert, 81, appeared in high spirits as he grinned with a bowl of salad in his hand.

Sources say Bert has shed up to 15kg, with the TV legend determined to make a big change to his health after battling illness recently.

“Bert is known as the ultimate survivor but when he had that health scare with the pneumonia back in 2017, it shook him to the core,” the insider says. “He realised he was actually vulnerable and that terrified him. He knew he had a close call and had to take far better care of himself.”