A priest who clocked up more than seven million social media fans when he turned from weed to hunk has got his sights set on the pop charts.

Father Marcelo Rossi became a global sensation when he was knocked off his altar by a disturbed woman during a sermon in Cachoeira Paulista, Sao Paulo State, Brazil.

The then frail priest was sent flying two metres off a stage into the crowd below, but set him off on a fitness pilgrimage to become more healthy.

After years of working out and healthy eating, he became so muscular that local media nicknamed him ‘Hulk’.

Now Father Rossi has revealed his new ambition to smash into the pop charts with an album of his favourite songs.

He told local media on 13th March : “I am about to complete 30 years of priesthood on 1st December.

“A project is coming, with 12 new songs, with friends singing with me.

“I will give five names: Roberto Carlos, Ze Neto and Cristiano, Luan Santana, Iza and Pericles.”

Father Rossi previously said: “Four years ago, I was pushed, and it could have been my death.

“Jesus changed my life and now I can bring love, which is the healing of the heart, in a world so polarized, with people so divided, with so much hate.

” It’s a love that restores us and that lifts us up.”

Earlier Father Rossi told how the revelation that he was a weed turned his whole life around.

He explained: “Prayer is essential for the mind, it helps to bring peace, to find oneself in the face of life’s problems.

“Training helps with everything, it brings us endorphins, serotonin and other hormones that also help us keep our minds balanced.

‘A balanced diet is key to helping your metabolism, and sleep is essential for health.”

Before going through his remarkable transformation Father Rossi was depressed and suffered from insomnia.

He also was on medication to treat a painful health condition.