Mission Impossible? Tom Cruise 'Racing The Clock' To Lose 20 Lbs. Of Flab

Jun. 11 2015, Published 7:03 a.m. ET
Tom Cruise is desperate to shed all the extra weight he recently gained while binging on British food. Click through RadarOnline.com's gallery to see how the Mission Impossible star packed on the pounds and plans to lose them all.

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Tom Cruise has been madly working out in the gym and the martial arts studio trying to lose the 20lbs of British food bulge, an insider tells RadarOnline.com.
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Notes the insider, "He's got 20lb of flab to lose and is working with a trainer to bulk up his arms and shoulders."
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"He's racing the clock on this because the next Mission Impossible movie comes out next month," says the insider.
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Naturally, explains the source, "Tom wants to look his best on that red carpet."
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How did the actor balloon so much? "He completely put on a shedload of weight during his time in England, eating local pub grub and staying indoors more than usual," the source tells Radar.
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"He loves England, but admits he always puts on weight when he's there."