Shannon Noll has shown off his jaw-dropping muscular physique after the 49-year-old Australian Idol 2003 runner-up underwent a dramatic body transformation.

Shannon Noll has shown off his jaw-dropping biceps and muscular frame after the 49-year-old underwent a dramatic body transformation.

Noll famously finished runner-up during the 2003 Australian Idol grand final, while Guy Sebastian won the first season of the singing competition.

The lanky What About Me? hitmaker, then aged 27, quickly gained notoriety as “Australia’s favourite runner-up”.

His fans widely perceived Noll as having been “robbed” of the win as they believed his vocals and performances were more powerful and emotional.

More than twenty years later, the Australian singer looks markedly different from the aspiring young hopeful who first took to the Australian Idol stage.

Recent Instagram photos of Noll show he has ditched his trademark soul patch and gained considerable muscle.

The 49-year-old’s golden tan and bulging biceps could be seen in a video where he promoted his run of shows at the Murray River Music & Gold Festival in the New South Wales town of Barooga last month.

Shannon Noll has shown off his jaw-dropping biceps. Picture: Instagram

From left to right: Australian Idol 2003 winner Guy Sebastian and runner-up Shannon Noll. Picture: NCA
Noll sported a black singlet that emphasised his chest muscles and a black cap, and his ripped physique caught the attention of fans.

“Looking good, my friend. Cheers,” said one person, while another praised his muscles with the comment: “Shoulders!!”

An earlier selfie of the five-time ARIA award winner showed his tattooed arms in all their glory.

Noll rolled up the top of his singlet to reveal his golden and tatted biceps, which he proudly flexed with a triumphant expression.

“Getting a bit back after an awesome festive season! #trainhardlivehard,” he wrote in the caption of the shot taken during a workout.

His 80,000 Instagram followers commended the early 2000s star for his hard work.

“You looking amazing Shannon great work,” one person said.

“Jacked. I love it, mate. Arm Wrestle?” another quipped.

More star-struck fans affectionally called Noll “Swolesy” and “Shannon Swole” in a nod to his muscular frame.

The Lift singer recently revealed he decided to embark on a physical transformation at the gym as he admitted he was “getting fat-skinny”.

Noll boosted his early Australian Idol fame into a successful recording and touring career that has produced six studio albums. Pictured here in 2003. Picture: NCA Marc McCormack.

Noll seen here in 2023. Picture: Instagram
“I’ve been back in the gym for a good eighteen months now,” Noll told Nova 96.9’s Fitzy & Wippa with Kate Ritchie in April 2024.

“I started getting fat-skinny…because I’m naturally skinny anyway. I’ve got skinny legs. If I don’t train and drink then you end up looking like E.T.

“So I thought I have to get back in the gym again. I train really hard and try to watch what I eat when I’m training.”

Noll boosted his early Australian Idol fame into a successful recording and touring career that has produced six studio albums.

He is the only Australian male artist with ten consecutive top-ten singles in Australian chart history, including chart-toppers What About Me, Learn To Fly, and Shine.