The leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats has described himself as an “Energizer Bunny”.
In an interview with Scottish wrestler Grado, Alex Cole-Hamilton also revealed he had given up alcohol for the Holyrood election – and said he had lost “a lot of weight” in the process.
He told the Two Doors Down actor, who is interviewing all the major party leaders for LBC, there was “no ceiling” to his ambition as he targets 10 constituency seats at the Scottish Parliament.
Mr Cole-Hamilton is the leader of one of Scotland’s smallest political parties, but polling suggests he is on course to more than double its performance from 2021, when it returned four MSPs.
The politician spoke about his trip to Ukraine in 2025, when he helped deliver ambulances to the country, as well as his visit to the US the year prior, where he campaigned for the subsequently defeated Kamala Harris over Donald Trump.
“I’ve probably got something inside me that won’t let me sit still and just chill out and watch telly,” he said.
“I’m like an Energizer Bunny.
“If I can see something that’s happening, that’s going to be bad for the world, and I have the resources to do something about it, then, yeah, I’m going to fly out to America and knock a few doors for Kamala Harris.”
Mr Cole-Hamilton said he had given up alcohol on New Year’s Eve, ahead of the Holyrood election campaign.
“My next swally will be on May 8,” he said, adding: “I’ve lost a lot of weight from just not drinking.”
Mr Cole-Hamilton said there was “no ceiling to my ambition” and said he thought the Lib Dems could win 10 constituencies throughout Scotland as he also urged Scots to back his party on the regional peach-coloured ballot.
The Scottish Lib Dem leader said he and First Minister John Swinney “get on” well, describing him as a “fairly decent guy”, and later described Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar as a “pal”.
But he attacked Reform UK, which he said Scots would send “packing” at the election.
He added: “I don’t think they’re serious politicians.
“I think that the more that they’re asked to present a prospectus, like an agenda for governing this country, the more they come apart at the seams, and I think they’ll be found out.”