50 Cent looks more like tuppenny-ha’penny in these shocking pictures posted on his Twitter page.

A gaunt-looking Fiddy is unrecognisable after shedding almost four stone for an acting role.

The usually buff rapper – real name Curtis Jackson – achieved the drastic weight loss in just nine weeks by surviving on a liquid-only diet combined with daily three-hour treadmill walks.

In the movie, Things Fall Apart, 50 plays a US football star who is diagnosed with cancer. And he’s certainly taking it seriously.

Not only has the rap star shrunk down to a tiny 11 stone 6lbs, losing six inches from his waist in the process, he’s also removed all of his tattoos for the role.

“I’m starving,” he said, unsurprisingly.

But the 34-year-old won’t stay super skinny for long. Filming has finished and Fiddy starts a US tour on Friday so is eating normally again.

“I’ll be back in shape in no time,” he added.