Danny Andrews, known as the 'Fish and a Rice Cake Guy', has recreated his iconic viral clip from 2007 on TikTok, 17 years after he first became an internet sensation. The original video, which aired on the BBC Three documentary Baby Faced Bodybuilders, featured the then-16-year-old detailing his bizarre diet of fish and rice cakes while preparing for the Mr Cumbria bodybuilding competition.
In the new TikTok video posted on 9 December, Andrews, now 32, stands over a stove with a frying pan, reciting his famous meal plan word for word. He lists his daily intake: fish and a rice cake at 8am, fish at 10am, fish and a rice cake at noon, fish at 2pm, fish and a rice cake before training, fish after training, and more fish with a rice cake before bed. Despite his serious delivery, he breaks into laughter at the end.
Andrews, who has since appeared on First Dates and transformed into a muscular figure, admitted he does not even like fish but ate it to stay healthy before the competition. The original clip made him a meme, with remixes on YouTube and mentions by radio host Scott Mills, who even discussed it with actor Jake Gyllenhaal.
Social media users reacted enthusiastically to the updated version, with comments comparing its release to the anticipation for Grand Theft Auto 6. One user wrote, 'We got Fish and a Rice Cake 2 before GTA 6,' while another praised his transformation, saying, 'Bro better have Fish and a Rice Cake tattooed somewhere on his body.' Some suggested the diet might be effective, as viewers could not believe it was the same person.
