Harry Jowsey Says He Got ‘Skinny Fat’ From Eating ‘So Many Snacks’ on Dancing with the Stars Set (Exclusive)

Harry Jowsey can’t tame his sweet tooth.

After reaching the quarter-finals in the last season Dancing with the stars, Jowsey, 26, is joining the live tour as a special guest starting in February. Looking back on his time on the show, he admits that even constant exercise was no match for his snacking habits.

“I think I’ve put on weight, to be honest,” Jowsey says with a laugh. “I gained so much weight because on rehearsal days we just eat. There are so many snacks around. Never put food in front of me.”

He goes on to describe his experience with the well-stocked craft service: “I thought, ‘Why are there lollipops? Why are there sugar? Why are there muffins?’ I don’t need it around because I’ll find any excuse to — number one, eat, and number two, not dance — so I’ve just always eaten food!”

Now, even as Jowsey prepares for a live tour, his involvement with the franchise continues to weigh on him.

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“I say, ‘The company. Can I be in the crowd and watch the show?’ But obviously I have to be in it,” he jokes. “I’m kind of scared when they ask me to try out, but I’m sure it won’t last that long, but I’m sure I’ll just have to come out and say, ‘Hey guys, I’m a tree trunk. . Good bye.'”

Rylee Arnold and Harry Jowsey.

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Meanwhile, Jowsey says he’s “trying to get back to real life” by getting back in shape.

“I’m slowly getting my hot girl walks back,” she jokes. “Every day I’m in the gym and back with my trainer, and he makes me do 10,000 steps a day.”

So while it’s for cardio, Jowsey says it’s not for squats or lunges.

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“Have you seen my legs? They look like toothpicks,” he says. “There is no day for legs. I’ve tried everything. I want to look like an athlete, so in a way we train like an athlete. But then again, it will probably take me a while to look like that.”

Contrary to Jowsey’s experience, my friend Dancing with the stars contestant Alyson Hannigan revealed in an Instagram post that she experienced a 20-lb. weight loss during production. She and her professional partner Sasha Farber made it to the finals of the show.

Alyson Hannigan before and after joining DWTS season 32.

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Side by side promotional pictures before the season and photos from DWTS finale, Hannigan, 49, wrote: “Before and after says it all. I’ve lost 20 pounds of both weight and emotional baggage during my time on @dancingwiththestars.”

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The Buffy the Vampire Slayer the actress also expressed her gratitude to Farber, writing, “Can’t thank @sashafarber1 enough for helping me overcome my insecurities and getting me to the confident and strong place I am today!”

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