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  "textContent": "Sacha Baron Cohen has showed off his impressive figure once again (Picture: @sachabaroncohen)\n\nSacha Baron Cohen has wowed fans with his latest body transformation ahead of a Netflix role.\n\nThe 54-year-old Borat and Ali G star is no stranger to making himself look unrecognisable.\n\nHowever, this time around, no makeup or prosthetics were needed to show off his ripped physique.\n\nPosting a photo on Instagram of himself wearing leather chaps and a cowboy hat, Sacha shared a series of images from his time working on his new Netflix film Ladies First, starring Rosamund Pike.\n\nCaptioning the post, he wrote: ‘I’m only posting the first photo for engagement, not because I’m a vain Hollywood twat (ok perhaps a little).\n\n##  Get personalised updates on all things Netflix\n\nWake up to find news on your TV shows in your inbox every morning with Metro’s TV Newsletter.\n\nSign up to our newsletter and then select your show in the link we’ll send you so we can get TV news tailored to you.\n\n‘Ladies First, starring Rosamund Pike and little old me, is out now on Netflix! Don’t scroll on TikTok while you watch it, Netflix can tell.\n\nThe Ali G star shared a series of pictures following the release of his latest Netflix film Ladies First (Picture: @sachabaroncohen)\n\nTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvideo\n\nUp Next\n\nPrevious Page\n\nNext Page\n\n‘Here are some behind the scenes with the truly amazing cast, we can’t wait for you to see it.’\n\nReacting to his photos, which showed off his toned abs and muscly physique, several fans heaped praise in the comments section.\n\nOne user called Sarah dubbed the actor ‘buff’ while Aimee could barely contain her excitement as she said: ‘Wow, you look amazing.’\n\nIrina also added: ‘Appreciating the work(out) you put into it.’\n\nJay, meanwhile, joked: ‘I thought we were about to get a Bruno 2 there for a second.’\n\nThis comes after Sacha previously shocked fans with his ‘mid-life crisis’ body transformation last year.\n\nAppearing on the cover of Men’s Fitness, Sacha said: ‘This is not AI, I really am egotistical enough to do this.\n\n‘Some celebs use Ozempic, some use private chefs, others use personal trainers. I did all three.’\n\nFans could not believe the star’s transformation (Picture: @sachabaroncohen)\n\nSacha stars alongside Rosamund Pike in the gender-swap comedy Ladies First (Picture: @sachabaroncohen)\n\nThe Dictator star went on to say he is ‘hard launching my mid-life crisis’ and ‘debuting my new character: middle aged man who replaced beer with protein shakes’.\n\nHe also thanked his personal trainer Alfonso Moretti ‘for doing the unthinkable – putting up with me for 25 mins a day’.\n\nThe comedian’s latest film Ladies First, which has released on the streaming platform today, is a gender-swap comedy following arrogant chauvinist Damien Sachs (Sacha).\n\nAfter a concussion, the advertising executive wakes up in a parallel universe where women hold all the power.\n\nAfter struggling to navigate the matriarchal society he then goes head-to-head with Alex Fox (Rosamund), a fiercely ambitious, formally underappreciated employee.\n\n**_Ladies First is available to stream on Netflix._**\n\n**Got a story?**\n\nIf you’ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we’d love to hear from you.\n\nComment now Comments \nAdd Metro as a Preferred Source on Google\nAdd as preferred source\n",
  "title": "Sacha Baron Cohen blows fans away with ‘buff’ physique in leather chaps"
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