Nicki Minaj – Unknown – Diet and Exercise
Nicki Minaj has shown that her mind can have amazing control over her body, and she’s not even started yet. During a chat with Queen Radio on Apple Music’s Beat 1, the Tusa rapper revealed that the secret to her recent melt off was: changing her diet, and you know what we think? That’s super impressive.
Yet, Nicki says she’s not reached her weight loss goal yet – apparently, a 20 lbs. loss will do it for her. Focused on self-love no matter what she looks like, it’s obvious Nicki is not only looking fit and fierce on the outside but feeling gorgeous on the inside too.
Star Jones – 160 Pounds – Gastric Bypass Surgery
Especially when she was co-hosting The View, we were getting to see Star Jones almost daily. Since before she left the show, we witnessed her transformation first-hand, as in 2003, Jones underwent gastric bypass surgery. As a result, she quickly shed around 160 pounds.
Not only did she lose all that weight, but she’s also been able to keep it off. Since leaving the show, Jones has been taking it slowly. In 2020 she took part in the Tamron Hall. Since 2018 she has been married to her second husband, Ricardo Lugo.
Boy George – 66 Pounds – Raw Vegan Diet
At his heaviest, Boy George weighed up to 235 pounds. However, when we saw him on The Voice in 2019, he was looking noticeably slimmer. Naturally, we couldn’t help but wonder what his secret is. According to the Daily Mail, Boy George started following a raw vegan diet.
Although challenging, his diet had an immediate effect. Soon, he was weighing 66 pounds less than before! He continues coaching The Voice to the day, only now, he’s flaunting his updated look. In 2020 he even released the This Is What I Dub, Vol. 1 solo album.
Peter Kay – Weight Lost Undisclosed – Took A Break
In 2018 Peter Kay decided to put his career on pause. He was set to go on tour with Have Gags, Will Travel; however, he canceled it and withdrew himself from the spotlight. There has been a lot of speculation since about him having lost a lot of weight.
Looking at him now, when he’s recently made his comeback on The Big Night In in 2020, the change is noticeable. Although he hasn’t disclosed how much weight he lost, it seems as though he’s down a couple of sizes. Losing weight is not an easy task for a man in his late 40s, but he did it effortlessly.
Drew Carey – 80 Pounds – Quit Carbs
His weight loss happened over the course of a year. By 2015, Drew Carey had shed around 100 pounds. As difficult as it may be for someone in his late 50s to undergo such a transformation, he only needed to cut down on his carb intake to do it.
Today, Drew continues hosting The new Price Is Right show as he has since 2007. Even with his type 2 diabetes, he has been able to keep the weight off successfully. He has also so far accumulated a fortune of $165 million. In 2020 he even participated in The Masked Singer as the Llama.