Hollywood's Most Gorgeous Weight-Loss Transformations - Extended Cut

Aug 26, 2023

Hollywood's Most Gorgeous Weight-Loss Transformations - Extended Cut

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0.21 -> For a variety of reasons, plus-sized celebs have made big transformations.

4.589 -> From Shonda Rhimes to Oprah Winfrey, these stars put in real work to drop those extra pounds!

10.34 -> TV producer and author of Year of Yes, Rhimes spent a year saying yes to things she'd usually say no to.

16.734 -> And one of those things was good health.

18.684 -> Her eventual weight loss of over 125 pounds was what she called a "byproduct" of saying

24.26 -> yes, as well as an epiphany she had in the process.

27.861 -> "I work my butt off at work...losing weight's supposed to be easy?"

35.256 -> And she was more than candid about her strategy for her new lifestyle.

39.064 -> "I just changed everything I ate — and I hated all of that — and then I hate exercising

43.59 -> and I did that, too.

44.59 -> I hated that the whole time."

46.11 -> All that work so she could be her best for her adorable kids.

49.4 -> Would you expect anything less from ShondaLand?

52.489 -> Making people laugh for years on Mike & Molly and in movies like Bridesmaids and Spy, as

57.461 -> well as SNL, Melissa McCarthy has been called a "role model" for plus-sized women.

62.27 -> But McCarthy claims that status doesn't quite fit her reality, saying,

66.742 -> "I don't know any perfect women.

68.614 -> If I, off the top of my head, name 20 of the most amazing women in my life, it's all shapes,

73.79 -> sizes, ages, colors, jobs."

76.35 -> The Ghostbusters star has lost what In Touch estimates to be over 75 pounds, although McCarthy

82.3 -> hasn't revealed the exact number.

84.25 -> When asked about it, she told Refinery29,

86.882 -> "If that is the most interesting thing about me, I need to go have a lavender farm in Minnesota

91.42 -> and give this up.

92.579 -> There has to be something more."

94.27 -> In 2014, McCarthy launched a fashion line for women of all sizes, Seven 7.

100.22 -> Talk show host Wendy Williams has struggled with weight all of her life.

103.74 -> She told People,

104.74 -> "My first diet was in the first grade!

106.92 -> Tuna fish and mustard with yogurt on the side.

109.368 -> Weight was a big thing for me to overcome."

111.42 -> The host has gradually shed 50 pounds over three years and kept it off.

116.07 -> Her biggest tip?

116.859 -> "Slow and steady is the name of the game.

119.039 -> It's not going to happen overnight.

120.759 -> I no longer believe in fad diets, crash diets.

124.469 -> I don't want my heart to race and pop out of my chest."

127.902 -> Actress and writer Lena Dunham doesn't equate skinniness with her own worth, posting on

132.489 -> Instagram in 2017,

133.76 -> "I feel I've made it pretty clear over the years that I don't give even the tiniest of

138.45 -> shits what anyone else feels about my body."

140.76 -> Dunham's worked out with celeb trainer Tracy Anderson, but it wasn't to improve her image.

145.439 -> At the time, she told Anderson, "I have endometriosis, I have chronic physical pain, I just want

151 -> to feel stronger.

152 -> I just want to have a stronger core, I want to feel like I have more power throughout

156.36 -> my day, how do I get there?"

158.326 -> Dunham lost weight in 2017, thanks to her healthier lifestyle.

163.25 -> After struggling with weight all her life, comedian and former talk show host Rosie O'Donnell

168.04 -> said it was a heart attack that caused the then 50-year-old to consider gastric bypass surgery.

173.308 -> O'Donnell had the procedure in 2013 and started to lose weight.

177.18 -> But she acknowledged that weight loss doesn't automatically equal happiness.

181.44 -> She told Dr. Oz:

182.69 -> "It's not like all of a sudden you change and, boom, you lose the weight, everything's

186.5 -> fine, you got on a size 10, life is great.

189.17 -> You're having amazing sex.

190.4 -> Nothing is wrong.

191.393 -> It doesn't work that way."

192.813 -> By 2016, O'Donnell had lost over 50 pounds, according to People.

198.379 -> Singer turned actress Jennifer Hudson is known for her 80-pound weight loss nearly as much

202.78 -> as she is for her Oscar-winning performance in Dreamgirls.

206.08 -> She initially started to lose weight for the title role in the 2011 film Winnie Mandela,

211.28 -> telling People,

212.28 -> "Whatever it takes to morph into the character, I'll do it.

215 -> I wasn't going to starve myself for anyone."

217.14 -> Hudson first hired celeb trainer Harley Pasternak.

220.229 -> Then she started doing Weight Watchers.

222.379 -> In 2014, when she stopped doing the ads for the company, she said,

226.34 -> "My experience with Weight Watchers has truly been life changing.

229.64 -> I am grateful for what I have learned throughout the process and will always take it with me."

234.48 -> Since she rose to fame in 2009's Precious, Gabourey Sidibe has seemed very comfortable

239.599 -> in her own skin.

240.9 -> But when she found out that she had type-2 diabetes at age 32, Sidibe knew she had to

245.9 -> change her life.

246.853 -> She quietly got bariatric surgery in 2016 and has been on a wellness journey ever since.

252.81 -> Keeping her weight loss tally a secret, Sidibe explained why she opted for surgery, telling People,

258.154 -> "I truly didn't want to worry about all the effects that go along with diabetes.

262.297 -> I genuinely [would] worry all the time about losing my toes."

266.392 -> Actress and former talk show host Ricki Lake shot to fame in 1988's Hairspray.

271.72 -> She told ABC News,

272.99 -> "Being fat worked, and I think that was what was confusing for me for a long time in my career."

278.68 -> When she reached 260 pounds and her acting roles dried up, she decided to make a significant change.

284.458 -> Lake still battles her weight, telling Oprah in 2015, she loves how she feels, but wants

289.389 -> to be a healthy role model at any size:

291.84 -> "I love telling the world!

293.47 -> At the same time, I felt like I was perpetuating this obsession that we have with weight.

298.963 -> You're damned if you do, you're damned if you don't."

302.28 -> The billionaire talk show mogul has been living her best life for decades.

306.37 -> But Oprah revealed her ongoing struggles with weight, in her 2017 cookbook Food, Health

311.701 -> and Happiness, citing a "powerful need to please everybody on a never-ending basis"

316.88 -> which led to weight gain.

318.502 -> In 2015, Winfrey bought a share of Weight Watchers and started changing her thinking

323.65 -> about food, for good.

325.25 -> She told People in 2017 that she'd lost 42-and-a-half pounds with Weight Watchers, saying, "I finally

331.4 -> made peace with food."

333.7 -> When we first met reality star Mama June during her Honey Boo Boo and Toddlers and Tiaras

338.979 -> days, part of her hilarious appeal was her laid back relationship to food.

343.289 -> "I get the lovely licking of the spoon again"

349.833 -> But in 2017, she started a new reality TV venture in an attempt to get healthy and lose weight.

356.106 -> Her show Mama June: From Not to Hot followed her weight loss journey, which included gastric

361.44 -> sleeve surgery, skin removal surgery, and a new diet and exercise plan.

366.369 -> In an interview with Wendy Williams, Mama June revealed that she lost over 300 pounds.

372.19 -> With her character in Pitch Perfect typically referred to simply as "Fat Amy," Rebel Wilson

377.979 -> told Telegraph that when she first started in the entertainment industry, being fat earned

382.759 -> more laughs from the audience.

384.76 -> However, she told Cosmopolitan in 2015 that she's since committed to living a healthier lifestyle.

390.854 -> In 2016, she even attended a fitness retreat where she lost eight pounds in just four days,

396.419 -> but she told Cosmo:

398.098 -> "I wouldn't ever want to compete with what I call 'the glamours' — the really gorgeous people.

403.323 -> I'm about the brain, the heart and what's on the inside.

406.6 -> I feel really lucky to be the body type I am."

410.249 -> Actor Chris Pratt rose to fame as the chunky Andy Dwyer in Parks and Recreation — a role

415.71 -> that he actually purposely gained weight for.

418.849 -> He revealed to Men's Health in 2015:

420.74 -> "I would eat four burgers at every read.

423.957 -> I became really fat and got up to almost 300 pounds."

428.06 -> But when he starred in Guardians of the Galaxy, he showcased a thinner, fitter figure thanks

432.68 -> to a strict diet and workout regimen.

435 -> According to Pratt, the secret to his weight loss is moderation — and time.

442.71 -> Jonah Hill's weight has seen ups and downs over the years.

449.1 -> His weight loss journey reportedly began in 2011 when he was working on the set of Moneyball

454.069 -> alongside Brad Pitt, who inspired Hill to start getting into shape.

458.21 -> In 2016, Hill faced a setback when he gained weight for his role in War Dogs.

463.59 -> But now, he's looking better than ever — and this time, he has his actor friend Channing

468.05 -> Tatum to thank.

471.237 -> Thanks to her famous dad and her family's MTV show, Kelly Osbourne has spent much of

483.56 -> her life in the public eye.

485.409 -> But life in front of the cameras wasn't easy, especially when the media focused on her weight.

490.516 -> She told People:

491.914 -> "Having your local radio station talking about how fat you are?

495.09 -> It really hurt."

496.49 -> But when she appeared on a season of Dancing With The Stars in 2009, she says her partner

501.56 -> helped her get her health on track.

504.106 -> She revealed:

505.27 -> "He made me eat turkey burgers and salads and explained to me that a high-protein, low-carb

510.43 -> diet would keep me energized.

512.58 -> Then I started losing weight and realized, 'Oh, it's true what they say: Diet and exercise really work!'"

518.742 -> Since first making his mark on Hollywood, Zach Galifianakis has capitalized on his shtick

524.089 -> as the kinda chubby but oddly charming friend.

527.068 -> But beginning 2013, it was obvious the hilarious actor had started dropping pounds.

532.415 -> By 2017, his dramatically slimmed-down physique on award show red carpets had everyone doing

538.67 -> a double-take.

540.12 -> While Muscle and Fitness estimates Galifianakis has lost somewhere around 50 or 60 pounds,

545.39 -> the star hasn't really addressed it.

547.58 -> He did tell Conan O'Brien in 2013:

550.798 -> "I stopped drinking and I just, kind of, put the weight off."

553.883 -> It was clearly working for him, and continued to.

557.14 -> In 2016, Galifianakis told O'Brien a bit more about his healthier approach.

561.76 -> "I tend not to eat food advertised on television You have to eat whole food— whole grains

567.11 -> and that kind of stuff, and you have to cut out like, whipped cream pizzas."

572.098 -> As reality star Khloe Kardashian shared in 2017, she always considered herself the "chubby

578.19 -> one" of the Kardashian-Jenner clan.

580.8 -> But then during her relationship with Lamar Odom, she started to see fitness in a new light.

586.15 -> She told Women's Health: "It was toward the end of our union, and there

589.82 -> was so much drama.

591.149 -> I needed a release.

592.57 -> At first it was so hard.

594.26 -> It was baby steps, but I started feeling so much better."

598.079 -> During Roseanne's original TV run from 1988 to 1997, Roseanne Barr and John Goodman played

604.74 -> a blue-collar couple who, like many of us, packed on a few extra pounds over the years.

610.05 -> So when the series was rebooted in 2018, fans couldn't help but notice that Goodman wasn't

615.41 -> taking up nearly as much space on the Conners' iconic sofa.

618.99 -> Of his 100-plus-pound weight loss, Goodman told AARP in March 2018:

625 -> "It was basically just portion control.

627.664 -> [...] I was just shoving everything into my mouth.

630.23 -> But I don't want to be an example to anybody when the weight comes thundering back on — when

634.709 -> I start eating Crisco out of the can with a spoon and a side of confectioner's sugar."

639.769 -> But going back to his old ways seems unlikely.

642.69 -> The actor's trainer, Mackie Shilstone, told People:

645.826 -> "He remembers what it feels like to be extremely heavy and it's something he doesn't want again."

651.487 -> "You guys going on a diet again?"

655.385 -> "Yes/No!"

656.385 -> At his heaviest, Today show weatherman Al Roker weighed 340 pounds.

659.4 -> So in 2002, he opted for bariatric surgery.

662.55 -> Eight months later, he was a hundred pounds lighter.

665.32 -> Despite his initial dramatic weight loss, he ended up regaining most of what he'd shed

669.43 -> over a five-year period.

670.81 -> Still, he didn't give up.

672.649 -> In 2008, Roker caught up with a friend who'd lost a significant amount of weight with the

676.36 -> help of a nutritionist.

678.059 -> So he decided to meet with the nutritionist as well, a decision he now describes as "fate."

682.97 -> In a 2012 interview with Parade, he said,

685.18 -> "For the first time, I realized that I had to change not only the quantity but the quality

689.22 -> of food that I was eating.

690.522 -> Even more importantly, exercise has finally become a big part of my life."

694.367 -> "My goal is to get good enough to walk in one day, kill my trainer, and leave."

697.399 -> Comedian-actress Mo'Nique took to Instagram in March 2018 with a big personal announcement,

702.885 -> "Since I've been 17 years old I've been over 200 pounds.

706.202 -> Today was the first time in my adult life that I've been under 200 pounds."

711.61 -> The star, who once weighed 300 pounds, also shared a picture of the reading on her scale:

715.981 -> 198.4 pounds.

718.5 -> Mo'Nique also revealed that she shed the pounds without the help of any weight-loss programs

722.44 -> or by relying on spokespeople telling her that it was so easy.

725.8 -> She simply managed to put in the work and not give up on herself.

729.17 -> She pulled it off with a regiment that included eating more raw food and dancing, all to give

733.35 -> herself a chance at living her best life possible.

736.97 -> America first came to know and love Drew Carey through his eponymous sitcom, which ran for

740.5 -> nearly a decade beginning in 1995.

743.3 -> Then he hosted the hilarious improv show Whose Line Is It Anyway?

746.359 -> And in 2007, he took over for Bob Barker as host of The Price Is Right.

750.375 -> Despite his professional success, though, he wasn't taking care of his health.

754.655 -> In 2001, he had to undergo a coronary angioplasty.

757.8 -> Nine years later, Carey decided he wanted to get healthy.

761.19 -> He ended up losing 100 pounds, and he also was able to manage his diabetes through his

765.25 -> eating habits.

766.266 -> And all without fad diets.

768.31 -> He told Success Magazine,

769.848 -> "I had to change my whole belief system.

771.649 -> It wasn't like, Eat this for 90 days and lose 20 pounds.

774.63 -> It was: Eat like this for the rest of your life."

777.589 -> Despite having been a spokesperson for Jenny Craig and losing over 20 pounds on the program,

781.93 -> Queen Latifah has claimed that she doesn't really diet.

784.48 -> The actress-slash-rapper explained to People Magazine,

786.63 -> "I kind of keep everything in moderation, exercise and eat right.

790.6 -> I eat a lot of vegetables and lean meats, and I drink a whole lot of water."

794.29 -> Latifah was nearly 40 years old by the time she started making her health a priority.

798.321 -> Although she feels age is just a number, she wishes she'd learned about getting healthier

801.93 -> when she was younger.

803.11 -> The entertainer is also focused on heart health.

805.43 -> After her mother was diagnosed with heart failure, Latifah decided to become an advocate

809.54 -> and campaign spokesperson for the American Heart Association.

812.19 -> "We all have a chance at making a big difference, and that means a lot."

815.94 -> In late February 2018, filmmaker Kevin Smith suffered a massive heart attack known as a "widowmaker."

821.81 -> At 256 pounds, he knew he needed to make some changes and get healthy.

825.69 -> By February 2019, he had dropped over 50 pounds.

829.42 -> He explained to Us Weekly,

830.57 -> "I just want to stress to those out there who care, it was never about dropping the weight.

834.904 -> I wasn't sitting there like 'I wanna look good!'

837.042 -> It was about 'Get this out of your system.'"

839.16 -> Smith got down to 198 pounds, which shocked him, because he thought he would never make

843.73 -> it under 200.

844.889 -> It helped that he changed his philosophy about food by no longer considering eating a reward.

849.62 -> He's also managed to go vegan, even though he hates vegetables.

853.11 -> And he's spreading the message of heart health as an ambassador for WW.

856.04 -> "That's why I teamed up with the good folks at WW, because this month we want you to get your heart on…"

865.17 -> At 70 years old, Oscar-winning actress Kathy Bates lost a whopping 60 pounds without the

869.91 -> aid of any kind of fad diet.

871.47 -> She simply learned how to stop eating once she was full.

874.26 -> She explained to Us Weekly in 2019,

875.87 -> "My niece told me this little secret, I guess it's no secret, it's a biological thing, that

880.519 -> at some point when you're eating, you have this involuntary sigh and that's really your

883.94 -> brain and your stomach communicating that you've had enough."

886.94 -> That's not to say Bates' weight loss happened overnight.

889.12 -> In fact, she said that it took several years.

891.829 -> Still, she believes it was worth it.

893.94 -> Her only complaint is that she wishes she'd started earlier.

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