World's fattest boy undergoes incredible transformation

A boy once known as the world’s fattest boy has transformed his life and his body and is now unrecognisable.

Arya Permana, 16, says he’s now told he’s “handsome” after shedding half his body weight with the help of a strict diet and rigorous workout routine designed by a celebrity trainer.

The youngster, from Indonesia, weighed a whopping 30st (190kg) when he was at his heaviest at the age of nine, and had to be washed in a pool outside his house thanks to his size.

Now he weighs about 87kg (13.5st) – half the amount he weight at his heaviest.

Indonesian MP Dedi Mulyadi met Arya for the first time back in 2016, after his weight sent him skyrocketing to online infamy.

Arya’s transformation was helped by bariatric surgery, which made his stomach smaller and helped the boy to limit his appetite.

The teen’s dad, Ade Somantri, said he thanks diet, exercise and the surgery for his son’s new look.