Drew Carey looks unrecognisable as he steps out for rare public outing in LA

This popular sitcom star looked unrecognisable when recently stepping out to lunch solo at an iconic Hollywood eatery.

Drew Carey has been spotted on a rare public outing in LA.

The 90s sitcom star looked unrecognisable when recently stepping out to lunch solo at the iconic Hollywood diner Swingers, where he reportedly ordered the signature club sandwich while he read the LA Times newspaper.

Although Carey hosts the popular game show The Price Is Right in the US, he is rarely spotted out and about away from the studio lights.

On this outing, the former sitcom star cut a lonely figure as he was seen leaving the eatery before driving off in his Mini Cooper.

Drew Carey was recently spotted dining solo at Hollywood diner Swingers. Picture: Jeff Rayner / Coleman-Rayner

The comedian cut a lonely figure on his rare public outing. Picture: Jeff Rayner / Coleman-Rayner

The 66-year-old has kept a low profile in recent years after suffering unimaginable tragedy in his personal life. In 2020, his former fiancée Amie Harwick was murdered by her ex-boyfriend Gareth Pursehouse inside her Hollywood Hills apartment. She was 38.

In 2023, Pursehouse was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Carey has kept to himself after the tragic murder of his former fiancée Amie Harwick in 2020. Picture: Michael Bezjian/WireImage

“I can barely remember the guy’s name – that’s how much I’ve put him out of my life – but ever since the final sentencing, it feels like we’ve all let out a breath and are able to finally move on,” Carey told People magazine in March this year.

“The whole process is over now, and there’s nothing else to be done and nothing else to worry about. … Just speaking just for myself, it’s been quite a load off.”

Carey hosted the 500th episode of The Price Is Right in 2010. Picture: Getty Images via AFP

The star has since dropped 36kg from his frame since his diabetes diagnosis in 2010. Picture: Monica Schipper/Getty Images

Carey and Harwick dated from 2017 after meeting at a Hollywood party. The pair got engaged in 2018 yet sadly split later that year, but Carey will always value their time together.

The Drew Carey Show star even keeps a photo of her in his dressing room he looks at before reporting to the stage for his hosting duties.

With The Drew Carey Show castmates Diedrich Bader (left) and Ryan Stiles.

With Drew Carey Show co-star Kathy Kinney.

“She’s with me always,” he told the magazine. “A lot of times I’ll feel like I’ll be thinking things through, and it’s almost like I can hear her voice saying, ‘Well, really, it’s because of this and that.’ It’s really nice, honestly.”

In the last few years, Carey has also been on a health kick and, as a result, has overcome type-2 diabetes, which he had been diagnosed with more than a decade ago.

The star has since lost a whopping 36kg after limiting carbs and increasing his workout routine, but he told Entertainment Tonight in February that he feels “way better” than how he looks.

“I’m not taking my shirt off at the pool, but yeah, I lost a few pounds,” said Carey, who is also no longer taking any medication for diabetes.

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