Well-Known Personalities Lose weight And Debut Their New Body

Published on 09/16/2019

Whether you are an ordinary Joe or a well known public persona, getting fit is not an easy journey. Some may say that celebrities have a harder time as they are always on the go and traveling, forced to grab a bite to eat when they can and not always able to fit in that daily gym session. We’ve drawn up a list of well-known stars who have started or completed their paths to fitness and show you the amazing results they have had.

Well Known Personalities Lose Weight And Debut Their New Body

Well Known Personalities Lose Weight And Debut Their New Body

Christina Aguilera

First up, is the beautiful Christina. Having matured into the iconic look she sports today, she managed to drop over 50 pounds in all, after she was called out in 2012 as being too heavy. We think she was more curvaceous than heavy and still looked great, but she took the comments to heart and embarked on a weight loss plan. The media were stunned when her next public appearance in 2013 showcased her new figure.

Christina Aguilera

Christina Aguilera

Janet Jackson

Janet is working on changing her silhouette and is progressing well, having lost more than 60 pounds to date. The final result will no doubt exceed even her history-making Super Bowl performance.

Janet Jackson

Janet Jackson

Chris Pratt

The well known Marvel Super Hero was not recognizable when he starred as the chunky and sweet Andy Dwyer in Parks and Recreation. Since then, he has worked hard to return to his currently buff bod. much to the delight of his many fans.

Chris Pratt

Chris Pratt

Christian Bale

The actor is known for transforming his body to fit the character he is playing. This has meant both increasing and decreasing his weight. Doing this has gained him kudos for critics of his work. Most recently, he dropped a disturbing amount of body mass, to film The Machinist, and then retransformed into superhero Batman.

Christian Bale

Christian Bale

Alec Baldwin

It seems as if Alec has been a part of the industry forever. He made the wise decision to earnestly control his weight gain when he was diagnosed as pre-diabetic.

Alec Baldwin

Alec Baldwin

Mariah Carey

A lady with a big voice and an even bigger temperament, Mariah also seemed to be enlarging her body size over time. The good news is that she has changed her lifestyle to improve her health since then and has dropped over 70 pounds.

Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey

Al Roker

At his highest weight of 340 pounds, TV host, Al, made the choice to drastically change his attitude towards health and fitness. Currently, he is much healthier and happier at 190 pounds.

Al Roker

Al Roker

Randy Jackson

Being diagnosed as having type 2 diabetes, shocked Randy into changing his ways in 2008. With major eating and lifestyle alterations, he has lost over 100 pounds.

Randy Jackson

Randy Jackson

Nicole ‘Snooki’ Polizzi

After giving birth, Nicole’s weight ballooned and she had to work hard to lose the excess bulk. After managing to get rid of over 100 pounds, the results are apparent on her Instagram page. She is looking fantastic and living her life with gusto.

Nicole Snooki Polizzi

Nicole Snooki Polizzi

Raven Symone

Raven is a well-known actress, having been in the industry since childhood. She picked up weight over the years and found the secret to losing it, as steadfast dieting and exercise. in 2011, she confirmed she had lost over 70 pounds.

Raven Symone

Raven Symone

Graham Elliot

Master Chef fans view Graham as a staple on Master Chef but have noticed a huge change in his appearance over time. In fact, 150 pounds difference, down from 400 pounds in 2013.

Graham Elliot

Graham Elliot

John Goodman

Who does not recognize this huge guy? The iconic actor has never dropped a noticeably large amount of weight in a relatively short period of time,rather, he has reprogrammed his mind to reject his previous habit of eating all the wrong things. His improved health shows. He looks good.

John Goodman

John Goodman

Chumlee

Gosh, Chumlee and his ‘Pawn Stars’ co-star, Cory Harrison have dropped a jaw-dropping amount of weight. we must track him down to find out how he did this. Very impressive Chumlee.

Chumlee

Chumlee

Paula Deen

Well known on cooking channels as the go-to comfort food guru, Paula was diagnosed as being diabetic, which jump-started her change in eating habits. She is now a self-confessed smoothie junkie, losing 35 pounds so far. So get into the kitchen and follow her example. Nutritious smoothies are weight loss friendly.

Paula Deen

Paula Deen

Queen Latifah

This inspiring and influential actress changed her work out program to alleviate the tedium of the one she was following. This led to greater weight loss, but it helps that she can juggle her busy life and weight loss plan with ease.

Queen Latifah

Queen Latifah

Rebel Wilson

If you have watched the movie ‘Pitch Perfect’ you probably know Rebel as her character “Fat Amy “. In 2016, Rebel kick-started her road to fitness, after catching the hiking bug. Her new activity has resulted in a 15-pound weight loss so far. This Australian actress should be an example to all of us wanting to improve our fitness levels…

Rebel Wilson

Rebel Wilson

Chrissy Metz

While filming American Horror Story: Freakshow, Chrissy admitted she was battling depression and low energy. When she appeared in This is Us, fans were astounded at how good she looked. She had lost 100 pounds and seemed to be much healthier psychologically for it.

Christy Metz

Chrissy Metz

Chaz Bono

We have seen Chaz lately on Dancing with the stars and he is looking good. His obvious weight reduction has him looking very smart.

Chaz Bono

Chaz Bono

Keely Shaye Smith

Like many women who go through labor, Keely Shaye Smith started gaining weight right after the birth of the couple’s children. Smith is a well-known television personality and not only the wife of Mr. Bond. As a working mom keeping a strict diet and maintaining a workout schedule isn’t so simple, and yet she reached an astonishing 100 pounds lost goal!

Keely Shaye Smith

Keely Shaye Smith

Kirstie Alley

Always statuesque, Kirsty now in her 60’s looks better than she has during the past. She lost 50 pounds using the Jenny Craig program, even becoming a representative herself.

Kirstie Alley

Kirstie Alley

Adele

Her magnificent voice had earned her many Grammy awards, but Adele was not eating correctly and decided to start by cutting out sugar. This alone resulted in her dropping weight.

Adele

Adele

Melissa Rauch

Rauch played the funny and cute character of Dr. Bernadette Rostenkowski on The Big Bang Theory hit show for 12 sessions. The female comedian has a petite figure that always appeared chubbier on screen due to her character clothing choice. Melissa maintains a healthy lifestyle that includes a balanced diet and exercise routine to keep her in shape. Right after the birth of her second child, Rauch chose to go under a breast reduction surgery and now even looks skinnier and tighter than ever!

Melissa Rauch

Melissa Rauch

Alana Thompson ‘Honey Boo Boo’

During the filming of reality the reality TV show, Alana Thompson was known for her cute pudgy body. Due in part to her mothers’ extreme weight loss, and the hit series ‘Mama June: From Not to Hot’, Alana has jumped on the weight-loss bandwagon herself and maintains a strict diet excluding sugar and simple carbs. This was a turn about from her 2017 statement that she was not dieting as she loved her body as it was. She has also now dropped a few dress sizes.

The Strict Diet Of ‘Honey Boo Boo’

Alana Thompson ‘Honey Boo Boo’

Melissa McMcarthy

Losing 50 pounds since we saw her performance as Sookie Saint James in the Gilmore Girls, Melissa is now stunning and enjoying her career as an actress/comedian.

Melissa McMcarthy

Melissa McMcarthy

Susan Boyle

Discovered on Britain’s Got Talent, Scottish Susan, showcased to the world her amazing singing talent. Also diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes, she was told by her doctors to get rid of some of her excess weight. 30 pounds down and she looks incredible. She has cut out all sugar and walks two miles at a time for exercise. Her adherence to her diet plan has proved you can do it if you try.

Susan Boyle

Susan Boyle

Carrie Fisher

Princess Leia is an unforgettable character from Star Wars, played by Carrie. Although she has passed away, Carrie reprised her legendary role in Star Wars, prior to her death. Always being tracked by the media, she shed excess pounds for this reprisal role.

Carrie Fisher

Carrie Fisher

EJ Johnson

It is well known to all that The #RichKids of Beverly Hills star had gone under a gastric sleeve surgery in 2014 – but how is he maintaining his 180 pounds weight loss?
EJ is keeping a healthy, busy lifestyle, which includes small meals throughout the day and short workouts to keep energized and in movement.

EJ Johnson

EJ Johnson

Ruben Studdard

American Idol’s second champion, Ruben has decreased his weight by 112 pounds since his first appearance in 2003.

Ruben Studdard

Ruben Studdard

Jennifer Hudson

If you eat junk food, your health will suffer. Weight Watcher, Jennifer stopped the unhealthy eating habits and monitored what she fed her body, resulting in improved health.

Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Hudson

Drew Carey

Much loved Drew Carey, Clevelands icon, made the decision to drop pounds so he could take over as host of The Price is Right. Rock on Drew!

Drew Carey

Drew Carey

Ronnie Ortiz

The Jersey Shore reality star became the series resident hot guy, but let the fame distract him by neglecting his fitness routine. He quickly packed on the extra girth but has rectified this lapse and is back on track. We can already see the results of his new regime.

Ronnie Ortiz

Ronnie Ortiz

Star Jones

This straight-talking actress was not shy to admit she was morbidly obese. She did undergo gastric bypass surgery to assist her in her weight loss goal.

Star Jones

Star Jones

Wendy Williams

On her self named show, Wendy discusses many topics that not only entertain but educate her viewers. Sometimes, the topic of choice is herself. She has said on her show that she lost 50 pounds, slowly and steadily, over time. She also advised her fans to realize that any change takes work and is part of the journey towards your final goal.

Wendy Williams

Wendy Williams

Jordin Sparks

Dieting is not easy and Jordin decided to lose her excess bulk slowly, as she did not want to feel deprived at any stage of her weight loss journey. She reduced her weight by 50 pounds in just over a year.

Jordin Sparks

Jordin Sparks

Kelly Osbourne

Some dieters use dubious methods to drop weight quickly. Not Kelly. She lost 42 pounds by watching the size of her portions at mealtimes and making sure she exercised daily. She has said that her body image has improved and she sees herself as an individual and no longer compares herself to others.

Kelly Osbourne

Kelly Osbourne

Khloe Kardashian

Khole is looking really svelte these days. Her lifestyle changes and exercise regimes have resulted in a 25-pound loss.

Khloe Kardashian

Khloe Kardashian

Amber Riley

It is well documented that a rapid cut down in weight can be dangerous. Amber just started to eat correctly and her dress size decreased. This is probably the way to do it when embarking on your program to fitness.

Amber Riley

Amber Riley

Stephenie Meyer

The author of the hugely popular Twilight Sagas’ that had so many young ladies drooling over Jacob or Edward, used to gym with weights and do elliptical workouts. She discovered that running reduced her weight faster and more efficiently over the last 12 months. She is not sure yet if she enjoys running or not, but it sure works for her.

Stephenie Meyer

Stephenie Meyer

Al Sharpton

Reducing his scale reading from 305 pounds to 129 pounds, was an impressive feat from the Reverend. It took around two years but was well worth it and he now as a matter of habit, eats healthily and works out to keep the weight off.

Al Sharpton

Al Sharpton

Penn Jillette

Whilst Penn, from magician duo Penn & Teller, is extremely tall, his weight of 322 pounds was unhealthy and poor eating habits had led to a 90% blockage in the arteries in his heart. Drastic measures need to be taken to turn his health around. He embarked on a 14-day potato diet and then added vegetables after that. So far, he is 100 pounds lighter.

Penn Jillette

Penn Jillette

Adam Richman

Man Vs Food star, Adam, eats, sleeps and well..eats food. He cannot get away from it. He did, however, realize he needed to change his relationship with food to improve his health, as he did tend to overdo it. He went Vegan and now looks like a changed man.

Adam Richman

Adam Richman

America Ferrera

Synonymous with the series Ugly Betty, America is well known in many homes. She opted on her own to eradicate any empty calories from her diet as part of her goal of being the best version of America. Neither is she ugly!

America Ferrera

America Ferrera

Rosie O’Donnell

The media has not been kind to Rosie regarding her excess weight. Every loss or gain was reported on in-depth and in great detail. Rosie sure silenced them when she lost 70 pounds.

Rosie O Donnell

Rosie O Donnell

Shonda Rhimes

Pleas from her children spurred Shonda to declare that she would lose 130 pounds. She began by doing intense cardio programs that got her used to her new fitness regime. She paired this with a great eating plan and is progressing well.

Shonda Rhimes

Shonda Rhimes

Jonah Hill

This successful dieter needs all our accolades. Since we have seen him in Superbad, he has reinvented himself and it took us a while to realize who we were looking at!

Jonah Hill

Jonah Hill

Kim Kardashian

Arguably the most visible media persona out there, Kim is everywhere. In magazine articles, media drops social media posts, etc. She wanted to get rid of a few pounds regardless of her curves being the main draw for her fans. Losing a few pounds has not decreased her popularity at all.

Kim Kardashian

Kim Kardashian

Tyra Banks

As a supermodel, Tyra’s fluctuating weight was noticed more than normal. Her career cannot be easy and she announced that she was determined to get back to her preferred model body size, which she has done.

Tyra Banks

Tyra Banks

Oprah Winfrey

Probably the most filmed woman in history, Oprah is the subject of everyone’s interest, despite being quite closed-mouthed about her personal life. She has taken her own life advice and embarked on improving her fitness levels. The result is a currently healthy weight.

Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey

Seth Rogen

Seth’s trademark size and laugh are well known to all comedy fans. Over the span of a few years, he has managed to lose 30 pounds. A great start.

Seth Rogen

Seth Rogen

Jessica Simpson

Women know how hard it is to shed the after baby pregnancy weight gain. It appears that Jessica found it slightly easier, as she is already back to her pre-baby size.

Jessica Simpson

Jessica Simpson

Miranda Lambert

A personal trainer can really help in the battle to slim down. Miranda went this route and has dropped 25 pounds since starting her training. We’re pretty sure a healthy eating plan was also followed.

Miranda Lambert

Miranda Lambert

Drew Berrymore

Looking quite different nowadays, Drew apparently increased her protein intake as one of the strategies to attaining her goal weight. As we recently saw, in Santa Clarita Diet, she is looking very well.

Drew Berrymore

Drew Berrymore

LeAnn Rimes

No longer always in the public eye, LeAnn is doing great. She does boxing, running and training and these activities keep her in shape.

LeAnn Rimes

LeAnn Rimes

Melissa Joan Hart

After a 40-pound weight loss, Melissa credited her success to Nutrisystem. Some programs work for some people and not for others, but perhaps we should give this one a try.

Melissa Joan Hart

Melissa Joan Hart

Sam Smith

Losing weight not only transforms you physically but emotionally too. Amelia Freer is credited with getting Sam down over a stone in weight, in only two weeks. More importantly, her assistance has helped Sam rethink and alter his relationship with food. He states he is now happy and balanced in mind and body.

Sam Smith

Sam Smith

Perez Hilton

So many have commented on how Perez’s appearance has changed for the better. He actually lost 70 pounds. The so-called ‘Queen of all Media’ is looking very svelte these days.

Perez Hilton

Perez Hilton

Renee Zellweger

This accomplished actress is a real big screen drawcard. We loved her performance in Bridget Jones’s Diary but noticed that after filming, she had picked up some extra baggage. She nipped that in the bud though, by starting on a 4000 calorie a day eating plan.

Renee Zellweger

Renee Zellweger

Ricky Gervais

The British actor has us all in stitches with his comedic flair. He and Fallon, his partner supported each other in a mutual weight loss plan and they reduced their joint weight by 40 pounds.

Ricky Gervais

Ricky Gervais

Jerry Ferrara

When your doctor tells you to lose weight or face life-threatening health issues, you listen. Jerry took the advice seriously and with this health at stake, was spurred on to lose 55 pounds since working on Entourage.

Jerry Ferrara

Jerry Ferrara

Abby Lee Miller

Sometimes, working out and eating clean are not the only things our stars do. Abby Lee Miller decided to get a lap-band procedure. After this, she went down from a size 24 to a size 16!

Abby Lee Miller
Occasionally, a well-known personality will undergo a lab band procedure to assist in the reduction of size. This is what Abby Lee did and in conjunction with exercise and clean eating, she went from a dress size 24 to 16.

Abby Lee Miller

Abby Lee Miller

Tom Arnold

We all know a guy who comfort eats with his pregnant wife. Tom was one of these supportive husbands and managed to gain a whopping 70 pounds during his wife’s pregnancy. He had to work hard to reverse the damage and as managed to get rid of 100 pounds.

Tom Arnold

Tom Arnold

Kevin Smith

Kevin unveiled his new slim physique in 2015 after managing to drop 85 pounds. Our first glimpse of the new Kevin really reflected just how much 85 pounds is. To keep his new body in top shape, he is fanatical about clean eating and exercise.

Kevin Smith

Kevin Smith

Jill Scott

There are so many types and ways to exercise or gym and we all have our favorite. Jill prefers boxing and biking and these activities resulted in a 70-pound loss for her. This is quite remarkable.

Jill Scott

Jill Scott

Valerie Bertinelli

The older we get, the harder it seems to shift those stubborn pounds. Valarie managed to shed 40 pounds at age 55. Impressive indeed. She even has her own cooking show, Valarie’s Home Cooking.

Valerie Bertinelli

Valerie Bertinelli

Rachael Ray

Rachael has a massive presence on Tv and the Food Network, also hosting her own lifestyle talk show, Rachael Ray. She is also a celebrity cook, author, and businesswoman. She hit a speedbump in her life when she was told she had throat cancer in 2009. This wake-up call prompted her to improve her health, She went on the Mediterranean diet and exercised while also upping her water consumption.

Rachael Ray

Rachael Ray

Kevin Federline

By virtue of being the ex-husband of Britney Spears, Kevin is in the media spotlight often. When he was a dancer, he maintained healthy eating habits and exercised daily. When he changed careers, his new lifestyle caused him to gain quite a bit. He found it hard to keep up with his energetic kids and decided to make some changes. He found a fun way to do this when he joined VH1’s Celebrity Fit Club 7: BootCamp, dropping his excess weight in the process.

Kevin Federline

Kevin Federline

Chaka Khan

It seems that a vegan-liquid diet is responsible for Chaka reducing her weight over a four-month period. Her loss is impressive.

Chaka Khan

Chaka Khan

Angie Stone

Diabetes type 2 is a modern lifestyle disease that is becoming more prevalent daily. Angie is one of the people that have this disease and the diagnosis prompted her to get healthy and lose body mass, to control her diabetes. She is on a stringent diet.

Angie Stone

Angie Stone

Dr. Dre

Dr. Dre might be in his fifties, but he looks amazing! He certainly looks amazing after losing those 50 pounds.

Dr Dre

Dr Dre

Kevin Liles

The frontman for Def Jam embarked on a weight loss journey in 2007 after concluding he needed the health benefits this would attain. He reached his goal and has kept the pounds off.

Kevin Liles

Kevin Liles

Ricki Lake

Ricki’s weight was what endeared her to so many at the beginning of her career. Still, she realized that maintaining that amount of weight was unhealthy. Since then, she has gone from a size 24 to a 6! Incredible.

Ricki Lake

Ricki Lake

Paul Wall

Seeing as Paul has lost so much weight, we wish he would rethink his baggy jeans. Showing a bit more of those new legs would only add to his now very attractive appearance.

Paul Wall

Paul Wall

Jason Sudeikis

Husband of Olivia Wilde, Jason states that if were not for their energetic bedroom romps, his weight loss would not have been so successful. He fully credits Olivia for reaching his goal weight. Seeing as he disclosed this in a 2013 Elle magazine interview, we can see just how proud he is of his achievement.

Jason Sudeikis

Jason Sudeikis

Jason Segel

After completing his role in How I Met Your Mother, Jason joined the crew of The Five-Year Engagement, but there was a catch. The role was dependent on him slimming down. He knuckled down and started eating correctly and hitting the gym and got rid of 35 pounds.

Jason Segel

Jason Segel

Kyle Massey

Also a participant in Dancing with the Stars, Kyle left the show lighter by 18 pounds. All that exercise really paid off.

Kyle Massey

Kyle Massey

Hilary Duff

Hilary is an active single mother as well as the star of Younger and several other teen romcoms. Although this takes up most of her time, she makes sure she prioritizes her health and it shows.

Hilary Duff

Hilary Duff

Rob Kardashian

Could appearing in Dancing with the Stars be the new undisclosed weight loss gimmick? It kept Rob slim and trim which was a bonus as he has been concentrating on bettering his health since his daughter’s birth.

Rob Kardashian

Rob Kardashian

Russell Crowe

Increasing his activity has been the key to Russell’s slimming down. He hikes and goes on bike rides and has reduced his girth by 52 pounds.

Russell Crowe

Russell Crowe

Lisa Lampanelli

Lisa underwent gastric sleeve surgery and lost 107 pounds after the procedure. She is an insult comic on Celebrity Apprentice and still working solidly to keep the mass off.

Lisa Lampanelli

Lisa Lampanelli

Rick Ross

In 2011, after having two consecutive fits in 24 hours, Rick realised he had to make some changes to ensure his health did not deteriorate. He altered his dietary habits and as a bonus, lost 75 pounds.

Rick Ross

Rick Ross

Holly Madison

Watching her weight was not a priority to Holly until after she had her first child. She then realized the importance of healthy eating and weight maintenance. Today, she chooses healthy food options.

Holly Madison

Holly Madison

Zach Galifianakis

Who could forget The Hangover or Between Two Ferns? Zack’s trademark ‘big funny guy’ character is what made us love him, but that excess poundage had to be reigned in for his own good. He started by abstaining from alcohol and reduced his bulk by 50 pounds.

Zach Galifianakis

Zach Galifianakis

Jorge Garcia

Well known ‘Lost’ actor, Jorge has reinvented his lifestyle and as a Vegan, has managed to lose all the extra weight he was carrying.

Jorge Garcia

Jorge Garcia

Gabourey Sidibe

Her breakout role in Precious showcased her acting talent, but Gabourey did not enjoy the media attention showered upon her, due to her insecurity about her weight. She is determined to work on her image and to date has lost 50 pounds and maintains her commitment to reaching her goal weight.

Gabourey Sidibe

Gabourey Sidibe

Kirsten Vangsness

Kirsten has shed a serious amount of weight. In fact, you may not even recognize her as the favorite character, Penelope Garcia in Criminal Minds. She never strayed from the eating plan her personal trainer drew up for her and it shows.

Kirsten Vangsness

Kirsten Vangsness

Mama June

Mama June has made extreme changes to her lifestyle, shedding 150 pounds, even outshining her daughter, Honey Boo Boo’s rising star. Much healthier now, she is unrecognizable as the Mama June we first met.

Mama June

Mama June