A CELEBRITY personal trainer and Sly Stallone lookalike is facing a Trading Standards probe after he closed two gyms, leaving customers out-of-pocket.

Rob Blakeman, who boasts boxers Mike Tyson and Ricky Hatton among A-list clients, has posted Facebook pictures of himself enjoying the sun in Dubai.

A Birmingham Mail investigation has revealed the muscleman appears to have left a trail of debt behind.

Consumer watchdogs are probing claims the businessman – has left his Midland customers out of pocket after shutting some of his gyms.

A Birmingham Mail investigation has also revealed Mr Blakeman appears to have left a trail of debt behind him which has led to court action.

In the recently-posted Facebook pictures, the muscleman can also be seen posing with girlfriend and business partner Nadia Bailey in front of Dubai’s Burj Al Arab Hotel.

The hotel is dubbed the most luxurious in the world, offering guests personal butlers and a fleet of Rolls-Royces.

Other photos show Mr Blakeman having dinner in an opulent gold dining room.

But the snaps have angered consumers who claim they paid hundreds of pounds for membership of his BodyZone gyms in Chester Road, Wylde Green, and Bridge Street, Walsall, only to find both have been closed for more than two months.

Chiefs at Birmingham Trading Standards say they are now investigating Mr Blakeman.

A spokeswoman said: “We have received a complaint that the gym in Wylde Green has closed and as a result a customer has been left suffering financial losses.