Giving the training a break? Louis Smith's famous six-pack abs are nowhere to be seen as he displays new paunch on Ibiza lads' holiday with Aston Merrygold

He won over the hearts of the nation when he scooped a silver medal in the men's pommel horse final at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
But it would appear Louis Smith had relaxed his training regime somewhat as he enjoyed a boys' holiday to Ibiza alongside his JLS star pal, Aston Merrygold, on Monday.
Making the most of some rare down time, the 24-year-old gymnast looked a little out of shape as he soaked up the sun with a group of lads on the White Isle.

Relaxing the training: Louis Smith appeared to have relaxed his training regime somewhat as he enjoyed a boys' holiday to Ibiza alongside his JLS star pal, Aston Merrygold, on Monday

Gone was the famous six-pack that left female spectators across the country more than a little hot under the collar, and in its place was a fairly noticeable paunch.
Instead of his usual washboard abs, ripped pecs and bulging biceps, the Strictly Come Dancing champion was looking a little softer around the edges as he partied up a storm with his pals.
And Louis' new look was even more noticeable when compared with his ripped physique when he won the BBC One dancing competition back in December.

Packing a paunch: Making the most of some rare down time, the 24-year-old gymnast looked a little out of shape as he soaked up the sun on the White Isle

A well-earned break: Instead of his usual washboard abs, ripped pecs and bulging biceps, the Strictly Come Dancing champion was looking a little softer around the edges as he partied up a storm with his pals

In spite of his rounder look, both Louis and Aston certainly weren't short of female attention as they enjoyed a day of fun in the sun, and were seen surrounded by a bevy of bikini-clad beauties.
Writing on his Twitter before heading out to famed Ibiza nightspot Ushuaia, he said: 'Is Ushuaia ready...? Don't think so...'
Meanwhile, JLS singer Aston seemed particularly pleased to be enjoying some rare time off from his usually gruelling schedule, tweeting: 'Actually a holiday now and no work... Oh the carnage!'

Lads' holiday: Gone was the famous six-pack that left female specatators across the country more than a little hot under the collar, and in its place was a fairly noticeable paunch

Transformation: Louis' new look was even more noticeable when compared with his ripped physique as he competed at the London 2012 Olympic Games this time last year

After scooping a prestigious silver medal at last year's Olympics, Louis threw himself into training for Strictly Come Dancing, which he went on to win alongside professional partner Flavia Cacace.
But the athlete joked that he entered the celebrity dancing competition because he'd been gorging on too much chocolate.
He said at the time: 'I jumped at the chance of Strictly. A lot of people expected me to have to think about it because it was so soon but for me it was a no-brainer.

Fun in the sun: In spite of his rounder look, both Louis and Aston certainly weren't short of female attention as they enjoyed a day of fun in the sun, and were seen surrounded by a bevy of bikini-clad beauties

Relaxed: Louis has previously admitted he can lose his definition if he relaxes his training regime too much

'As soon as the Games ended I just started eating loads of chocolate. I stopped going to the gym and just ate. In fact I’ve not really been to the gym since the Games.
'People might think I couldn’t break the diet because I jumped straight into Strictly but I did. My abs are definitely slacking.
'There is this sort of downtime for athletes where you don’t really know what to do with yourself after the Games, so Strictly was the perfect opportunity for me to keep fit and still have fun.'

Working the crowd: The Olympic medallist seemed to be in high spirits as he enjoyed his day out in the Spanish sunshine

Lads on tour: Louis is enjoying a break on the White Isle with his pals before returning to his rigorous training regime upon his return to the UK

But in April, Louis explained he was back to fighting fit and training up to six days a week.
He told The Guardian: 'I train six days a week, twice a day. I get up around 10am, have breakfast, then head to the gym for 12. I train until 3.30pm, break for lunch, then train again from 5-8pm.
'It's tough, being an athlete in your early 20s when your friends are all going out and meeting girls. I stay in to avoid temptation.'

Tip-top shape: The athlete previously joked that he entered Strictly Come Dancing after the Olympics because he'd been gorging on too much chocolate