Celebrities’ Weight Loss and Transformations: Before and After Pictures

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Celebrities' Weight Loss and Transformations: Before and After Pictures

Fitness fiends! Adele, Kelly Osbourne and more stars have shown off their wellness journeys on social media — and fans are loving their transformations. The "Hello" singer shocked Instagram users with a new photo in May as she rang in her 32nd birthday in a little black dress. An expert later told Us Weekly that it appeared as though Adele had lost "approximately 150 pounds" from 2008 to 2020. Though the Grammy winner hasn't commented on her weight loss herself, her trainer, Pete Geracimo, weighed in with his support. "When Adele and I started our journey together, it was never about getting super skinny. It was about getting her healthy. Especially post-pregnancy and post-surgery," he wrote in a lengthy Instagram message to fans in May. "When 25 dropped and the tour announced, we had to get ready for a 13 month grueling schedule. In that time, she warmed to training and made better food choices. As a result, she lost considerable weight and people took notice." [jwplayer G1xXgBK7-zhNYySv2] While the "Rolling in the Deep" star has made headlines with her stunning transformation, Geracimo acknowledged that her decision to lose weight was on her own terms. "This metamorphosis is not for album sales, publicity or to be a role model," the trainer wrote. "She is doing it for herself and for [her son] Angelo. My hope is that people appreciate the hard work that Adele has done to improve herself for the benefit to her and her family only. ... This personal transformation has nothing to do with me or you. It's about Adele and how she wants to live her life." Like Adele, Osbourne has embarked on a well-documented fitness journey through the years. "I took more hell for being fat than I did for being an absolute raging drug addict," she told Us in February 2010 after losing an impressive 42 pounds. "I will never understand that. ... I'm really proud to look in the mirror and not hate every single thing I see." More than a decade later, the former Fashion Police presenter posed in a bright red jumpsuit in a new Instagram photo — and revealed that she'd lost 85 pounds. "Today I’m feeling #Gucci," she captioned the slim selfie. Scroll down to see more celebrity weight loss transformations! [podcast_block]

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Billy Gardell - 150 pounds

The Mike & Molly alum got real about his weight loss — going from 370 pounds at his heaviest to "float[ing] between 205 and 210," he told Entertainment Tonight in April 2023.

"I think you got to find peace with yourself and at some point, look in the mirror and go, 'You know, it's probably time to take care of you.' And I didn't get that note early on," the actor shared, noting he tackled his health during the COVID-19 pandemic, which involved him undergoing bariatric surgery, eating healthier and more. "But I'm a big believer that when you get it, you get it. It doesn't matter what it is, as long as you get it."

Despite the fact that Gardell has made incredible improvements to his physical health — including that he no longer has Type 2 diabetes and has a notably lower heart rate — body-shamers still troll him.

“There's always people online that, you know, when I was heavy, they were like 'You're too heavy!' And now it's like, 'Are you sick?’” he said. “Can I just walk the earth, please?!"

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Trace Cyrus

The former Metro Station singer took to Twitter in August 2022 to show off a dramatic before and after photos of his tattooed abdomen. “The picture on the left is what I looked like at the end of last year. I was mentally destroyed & it really affected my physical health. The pic on the right is me now,” he captioned the picture. “Your mindset is everything. It can be your greatest asset or your worst enemy. F—ck motivation. Stay dedicated!”

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David Harbour — 80 Pounds

In July 2022, the Black Widow actor revealed that he dropped 80 pounds for his role in season 4 of Stranger Things. “I don’t think I’ll ever do that again,” he told British GQ at the time. “I have this Santa Claus movie [Violent Night] coming out for Universal in December and I gained [it all back]. But now, yeah, never again. The prosthetics are too good.”

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Randy Jackson — 114 Pounds

The former American Idol judge underwent gastric bypass surgery in 2003, and he's since kept off the 114 pounds he initially lost. "You have to change the way you think about food," the Name That Tune star explained in a 2022 tip for his company Unify Health Labs. "You have to almost have a complete divorce breakup ... and start back bit by bit and find out the things that work with your body." 

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Quinton Aaron — 97 Pounds

The Blind Side actor revealed in February 2022 that he went from 559 pounds to 462 pounds after gaining weight during the coronavirus pandemic. Aaron detailed his weight loss progress to TMZ, noting that he cut out candy and bread to start off the new year.

“I used the new year as a way to get a new me,” the Baby Pact actor told the outlet at the time, revealing that he used to eat two jumbo-sized KitKat packs and two Reese’s packs every morning. He has since added salad to his diet and begun walking and stretching in order to reach his goal weight of losing 64 more pounds by May 2022.

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Gregory Gourdet — 40 Pounds

After a tough start to 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Top Chef alum lost 40 pounds, sharing his progress via Instagram in January 2022.

“Between gyms closing, a running injury (I have a torn meniscus) and survival eating at work, I gained a good amount of weight in 2020,” the Kann restaurant founder wrote. “At my highest weight ever, I pressed the health reset button in July. But everything that had worked in the past including yoga and intermittent fasting just wasn’t working. I power walked on a treadmill for months until my therapist told me I could run again. I went keto for the first time and extended my fasting to 20 to 24 hours a few days a week and finally started losing the extra weight.”

He also shared an empowering message about his journey: "Reminder that health isn’t measured by weight. Thick or thin, always love yourself. Live in whatever body you feel comfortable in and don’t compare yourself to people on the internet. We all come in different shapes and sizes and can all do different things in our bodies.”

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Jacob Batalon — 112 Pounds

The Marvel star reflected on his 112-pound weight loss after spending most of 2020 working on his overall health. “I decided to get into this sort of transformation, or this sort of journey, with my health and fitness at the end of 2019. Even when I wasn’t doing anything physical, I found myself getting sleepy at work and it was because of all the fat food I was eating," he explained to Men's Health in December 2021. “I could not believe I let myself get this far. That’s what sort of started it all.” After establishing a diet and exercise regimen, the Spider-Man: Homecoming actor dropped a significant amount of weight. "I found a lot of light in the dark in the sense that a lot of people were suffering and I was fortunate and lucky enough to have found my health and all those things," he told the outlet.

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Grant Gustin

Gustin has been working hard to bulk up amid criticism over his slim physique throughout the years. The Virginia native shared a side-by-side photo showing how much muscle he's put on while quarantining at home.

"A little progress report from last season to this season. About 7 months ago I decided to break my cycle of not taking care of myself as well as I should," he wrote via Instagram. "As many of you know, I've had some anxiety and sometimes depression for as long as I can remember. Over the last 7-10 years or so as I've been more of a 'public figure' and had a busier schedule, my anxiety only got worse. It has always had a terrible affect [sic] on my appetite and just motivation in general.

The actor said he decided to work on being "a better me" amid the coronavirus pandemic.

"That’s included eating better(and more), working out, daily meditation, and just trying to be more present and happy with who I am," Gustin continued. "I will always be a work in progress, but I’m proud of myself for taking steps I wish I could’ve taken a long time ago to be a better version of myself physically and mentally - not only for myself but also for the people around me. All this to say, around episode 2 or 3 of season 7, Flash is gonna have a little bit of beef on his lanky frame. But more importantly I feel much happier and more present than I have in a long time."

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Angela Deem

The 90 Day Fiancé star revealed her slimmer figure in a Christmas 2020 photo with her daughter and granddaughters. Deem spoke about her plans to lose weight with the help of surgery on 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? in October. "After the third month, I'll drop about a hundred and something pounds," the TLC star said. "Everything will be reconstructed, my skin surgery, they're doing … I'm gonna have it all done." Her husband, Michael Ilesanmi, was not in favor of such drastic measures, saying he was against "anything surgery."

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Action Bronson — 127 Pounds

The “Mongolia” rapper told Men’s Health in December 2020 that he lost 127 pounds in nine months after getting serious about his health in March amid the coronavirus pandemic. “I’ve been a big boy my whole life and it got out of control,” he said, noting at his heaviest he was about 400 pounds. "I got myself together and here we are in December and I’m 249 pounds this morning — shredded.”

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Ross Mathews — 50 Pounds

The RuPaul’s Drag Race judge unveiled his impressive weight loss in November 2020. “Breaking the pattern. 50lbs down today from my height in early June when I decided to reclaim my health after my mom died (70lbs down from my all-time),” he wrote via Instagram. “I will always be a work in progress. I may mess up again. I dunno. All I know is that I’m very grateful. And very happy. 🥰 On we go... ❤️.”

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Busta Rhymes

The “Touch It” rapper unveiled his dramatic weight loss in October 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic. “Don’t ever give up on yourself!! Life begins right now!!” he wrote, sharing a before and after pic to Instagram. “I would never put out an album and not be in the best shape of my life. I respect myself too much and I respect y’all too much. I’m only here to inspire!!”

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Adrienne Bailon — 20 Pounds

The former Cheetah Girls star opened up about how staying committed to her wellness journey helped her through the coronavirus pandemic in May 2020. "During this time more than ever... Staying healthy is at the top of my mind!" she wrote via Instagram at the time, posing in a black bikini. "I'm constantly reminding myself that the greatest form of self love - is self discipline! They say it takes 21 days to form a new habit... I just want to encourage you to take this time to develop healthy habits! Drink your water, squat, rest, read, pray, take your vitamins, eat your veggies! (Preaching to myself to keep going! Lol) It’s a new month! Let's do this!"

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Katie Maloney — 20 Pounds

In May 2020, the Vanderpump Rules personality put her 20-pound weight loss on full display during the season 8 reunion. One month earlier, she told fans that she was feeling "good" after slimming down and working with a "really great" nutritionist. "I thought it was a thyroid thing, so I was going to the doctor and getting blood work done," she replied to an Instagram follower. "I think it’s really important to also check up on your health because even though it wasn’t a thyroid thing, I did discover that my glucose levels were pretty high and that could’ve led to some maybe pre-diabetic problems."

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Jorge Nava — More Than 120 Pounds

While serving time in prison, the 90 Day Fiancé star turned to fitness and debuted his more than 120-pound weight loss. "I know it's a tough time for everyone right now. And we're all going through it. We just have to stay strong and positive and together we will get through it," he wrote via Instagram in March 2020. The next month, he claimed that his new look drove a wedge between him and his estranged wife, Anfisa Arkhipchenko. "I think she was just jealous of the attention that I was getting," Nava told InTouch in April 2020.

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Art Smith — 70 Pounds

The celebrity chef revealed that he lost 70 pounds in less than three months while in quarantine amid the coronavirus pandemic and credited his friend, athlete and trainer Lucas Cancelier, for the transformation. "Who would ever think that a pro rugby player would get stuck with me and that he would change my whole life? He's more than a coach. He's a mentor," Smith told Today in May 2020.

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Adele — More Than 100 Pounds

Four months after the singer revealed that she dropped 100 pounds, she showed off an even slimmer figure.

“Based on available photos, I would estimate that from 2008 to present, it appears like Adele has lost approximately 150 pounds,”  Heather Struhl, a physician assistant and registered dietitian who has not treated Adele, told Us in May 2020. “In early January 2020, Adele reported that she lost 100 pounds, but it’s unknown within what timeframe. I believe she has lost an additional 20 to 25 pounds over the past four months.”

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Ed Sheeran — 50 Pounds

After gaining weight on tour and years of smoking, the “Shape of You” singer has lost 50 pounds. In an interview on “Behind the Medal” podcast released on December 20, 2019, the British singer revealed that he quit smoking three years prior and got into running to “clean my lungs out.” He started by only being able to run for “three songs” bit is now fit enough to do 45 minutes in the morning followed by a swim or sit-ups. The “Put It All on Me” singer attributed his weight gain to American food while on tour saying, “You finish a gig in America [and] you get a tray of chicken wings, sit in the back of the bus, watch The Simpsons, drink a couple bottles of wine. Then that’s every single day so it just piles on you.”

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Ryan Lochte — 21 Pounds

After being plagued by scandals following the Rio 2016 games, the Olympic swimmer took a break from the sport. But in October 2019, Lochte shared a before and after photo of himself on Instagram, announcing that he’d lost 21 pounds in just two months and was getting ready for a Tokyo 2020 bid. “Getting my groove back thanks to the help of @fitplan_app,” wrote the gold medalist. “I’ve adjusted my diet and upgraded my fitness routine and I’m down 21 pounds since Nationals in August! Not only is it my goal to make my 5th olympics but it would be an honor to represent USA in Tokyo next Summer!”

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Joe Giudice — Up to 70 Pounds

The Real Housewives of New Jersey star was nearly unrecognizable after the 41 months he spent in prison for fraud. On October 13, 2019, days after Joe was released from ICE custody, his daughter Gia Giudice shared a full-length Instagram photo of him that showed a remarkably slimmed-down frame. At the time, Massachusetts-based nutritionist and trainer Ray Abdwell told Us Weekly the 5-foot-5 reality star could have lost up to 70 pounds of body fat while gaining muscle mass. “Given his height, I would guess Joe has lost anywhere from 40 to 60 pounds of body fat. It could possibly be even more, even up to around 70 pounds,” said the pro. “When someone loses a sizable amount of body fat, the greatest indicators are in the belly area and around the face, which Joe has clearly done.”

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Simon Cowell — 20 Pounds

Switching to a vegan diet and living a more active lifestyle made a 20-pound difference! “When you're 60, and you have a 5-year-old little boy, who, when he wakes up, is bouncing off the ceiling, it's like, you've got to try and keep that energy yourself,” the X-Factor judge told Us Weekly in September 2019 of getting healthier in an effort to keep up with his son, Eric. “So that was my biggest thing, but changing my diet and everything else. I've got to play football with him. I've got to take him go-karting. So that was a much-needed push.” 

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Jenna Jameson — 80 Pounds

In November 2018, Jameson announced on Instagram that she’d dropped 80 pounds in six months after she’d begun following the high-protein, low-carb keto diet combined with intermittent fasting. The former adult film actress started her new diet regimen at 202 pounds a year after welcoming her daughter, Batel, in April 2017, and had been tracking her progress on Instagram. Besides sharing her keto-approved daily menu — coffee, scrambled eggs with cheese, cottage cheese, arugula salad, a ribeye steak and asparagus — she told fans she’d cut out between-meal bites entirely. “My advice is stop snacking,” she wrote. “Results come from work. It’s hard, but baby it’s SO worth it!”

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Gordon Ramsay — 50 Pounds

The Hell’s Kitchen chef dropped weight for love. In January 2018, Ramsay revealed he decided circa 2013 to shape up to save his marriage to his wife, Tana. “I was overweight, 18 stone [252 pounds]. I looked like a sack of s--t. I look at the pictures and think, 'How did Tana stay around?' Because Tana has got better-looking and more gorgeous. And there she is, getting in bed with a fat f--k.” Since then, he’s competed in multiple Ironman events and kept up his slimmer frame. On October 21, 2018, the cook flaunted his fit physique on the beach in Malibu, CA.

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Kevin Smith — 37 Pounds

After suffering a near-fatal heart attack in February 2018, Smith’s physician told him to lose 50 pounds. The director revealed he was halfway to his goal a month later. By May 15, 2018, Smith had shed 37 pounds. He shared in an Instagram post: "I've lost 37 out of the 50 lbs. the doc told me to drop, with 13 more pounds to go to hit my goal — and I lost the last 5 eating fun foods that I actually like!"

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Missy Elliott — 30 Pounds

Elliott flaunted her new body on Instagram in May 2018. “Proudly to say it’s been 4 months I have only drank water no other juices or soda & I cut out bread & Lord knows that’s been the hardest for me!” The “Work It” rapper — who looks fantastic now, though her weight has fluctuated a bit — not only showed off a slimmed-down figure, she also said her new diet helped her skin glow and made her feel less sluggish. “Didn’t [lose] 70 pounds that was during my Under Construction album,” Elliott wrote on Twitter in 2014. “I lost 30 eating healthy/work out to @shauntfitness T25 videos.” 

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Jonah Hill — 30 Pounds

From Superbad to super-slim! Hill first revealed his 30-pound weight loss before production began on 21 Jump Street back in 2011. "He got a nutritionist and a trainer," a pal told Us Weekly. Since then, he's continued to slim down and even showed off a much trimmer figure throughout 2017, then donned a slick suit to flaunt his slender profile at the 2018 Met Gala in May.

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Tyler Baltierra — 35 Pounds

The Teen Mom OG star put his slimmer figure on display in February 2018 when he revealed he lost 35 pounds in two months. “I’m not really ‘on a diet’ I just started caring more deeply about what I was putting in my body,” Baltierra tweeted at the time. “To jumpstart the weight loss, I cut out carbs (besides toast in the a.m.) filled up on fruit, smoked fish, & vegetables for lunch & ate lean meats, vegetables & salad for dinner.”

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Mama June Shannon — 300 Pounds

Hot mama! June Shannon — a.k.a. Mama June — chronicled her 300-pound weight loss on the WE tv reality show Mama June: From Not to Hot. The once 460-pound TV personality had gastric sleeve surgery in May 2016 and later underwent a tummy tuck. The Here Comes Honey Boo Boo alum also shed pounds by working out with a trainer two to three times a week.

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Jimmy Kimmel — 25 Pounds

The Jimmy Kimmel Live! host wasn’t concerned about his weight until Dr. Oz was a guest on his show in 2010. After the doctor said he was worried about the comedian, Kimmel began dieting. Having two protein shakes and a small dinner every day for eight weeks and later moving on to a 2,000 calorie-per-day regimen helped him drop 25 pounds quickly. Now, the late-night host uses intermittent fasting — eating only 500 calories two days a week — to keep his svelte figure, he explained in January 2015.

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Rosie O'Donnell — 50 Pounds

Whopping weight loss! The View alum posted before-and after photos of herself in April 2014, writing: "Almost 50 lbs off - I can see it now." How: The Fosters star revealed that she had dropped 40 pounds back in February 2014 through weight-loss surgery.

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Chris Pratt — 60 Pounds

After deliberately gaining weight to play Andy Dwyer on Parks and Recreation, Pratt lost 60 pounds in six months to become action star material in 2013. The Guardians of the Galaxy actor cut out beer, upped his calorie intake to 4,000 calories a day and drank a bunch of water. He also did a combination of exercises, including P90X, running, swimming and boxing, and worked with a trainer six days a week to maintain his physique.

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Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi — 42 Pounds

The Jersey Shore star showed off her dazzling post-baby body on the cover of Us Weekly in March 2013. Snooki dropped 42 pounds after giving birth to her son Lorenzo and explained to Us, "When you have a baby, everything changes." She added, "I lost it for me."

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Christina Aguilera — 20 Pounds

Your body! The pop diva showed off her noticeably slimmer figure and estimated 20 pound weight loss at the season 4 premiere screening of The Voice in March 2013. Aguilera whipped her body back into prime form by working out with fitness guru Tee Sorge and practicing yoga. "It's more of a mind-body thing for her," a source revealed to Us. "She believes in exercise that she enjoys, doing strength work as opposed to intense cardio."

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Miranda Lambert — 25 Pounds

No baggage here for this "Baggage Claim" crooner! The country star took to her blog in November 2013 to slam weight-loss critics who alleged she underwent surgery to achieve her talked-about slender figure. "I lost my weight the healthy and good old fashioned way," Lambert wrote. "Watching what I eat and working out with my trainer Bill Crutchfield."

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Jordin Sparks — 50 Pounds

The "Tattoo" singer radiated confidence while showing off her 50-pound weight loss at the 2012 Teen Choice Awards. "There is no secret," she told Us on the red carpet. "It's just eating better and working out! It's definitely a daily thing." The Idol winner added that she got her sweat on with high-energy dance classes such as Zumba, in addition to portion control. "I stop now when I'm full," she shared. "I love food and I love to eat. My thing was, do I really need seconds or do I want it just because it tastes good?"

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Kelly Osbourne — 85 Pounds

"I took more hell for being fat than I did for being an absolute raging drug addict," Osbourne, who checked into rehab for addiction three times prior, told Us Weekly in February 2010. "I will never understand that." To shed 42 pounds, Osbourne did it the healthy way -- regular exercise and a portion-controlled diet. "I'm really proud to look in the mirror and not hate every single thing I see," she told Us. "I no longer think, Why don't I look like this girl or that girl?"

Osbourne lost even more weight, revealing the number in August 2020. When a friend commented on her new look via Instagram, the singer said she lost 85 pounds. 

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Drew Carey — 70 Pounds

"No doughnuts!" was the host's one strict food rule when shedding pounds back in 2010. "I just got sick of being fat," Carey told Us Weekly. He added that he had also followed a cardio program. "I do work with somebody who gives me advice on what to do, how many minutes to run, what my heart rate should be and all that kind of stuff."

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Shay Mooney — 50 Pounds

The Dan + Shay musician revealed in October 2022 that he'd lost 50 pounds in five months. The country crooner cited "eating clean," cutting out alcohol, "walking 7 miles a day" and some weightlifting as the secrets to his success.

 "I completely changed my lifestyle and I've never felt better physically, mentally and spiritually," the Arkansas native shared via Instagram Stories.