Celebrity fitness and lifestyle coach Phil Zullo had never met Mayor Rob Ford until the two crossed paths during the civic leader’s stay in a Muskoka rehab.
“I knew him from the news and I, of course, did vote for him, but no I had never seen him before,” said Zullo. “And now I would do anything for the big bear.”
Well, he is not quite as big as when he checked in to the GreenStone Treatment Facility almost two months ago.
“Put it this way — he needed to get a new belt,” said the personal trainer famous for training hockey players, musicians and actors inside his Pro-Fit gyms. “And in the old one, they had to put five new holes in there.”
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I spoke with Phil on Ford’s cell phone. I could hear the mayor in the background working out and saying he’s just not in to talking.
Ford plans to do plenty of that when he gets back to town on Monday and during the days leading up the Oct. 27 election.
He has a speech almost prepared and sources say he will be addressing Toronto in a frank and earnest way.
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“We decided to go over to Wasaga Beach to surprise his kids,” said Zullo. “It was really something. His kids were on the beach and didn’t recognize him as he walked up to them. His daughter Stephanie said ‘Dad you look amazing, like you are 13-years old,’” and “Dougie Jr. said ‘Hey dad, you shrunk.’ It was very emotional.”
