Unreal Celebrities Weight-Loss Transformations

Lisa Riley came into her net worth of $3.7 million through projects such as Emmerdale and Loose Women, We believe she turns some of it into investment money. The actress has been overweight most of her life, but she decided things needed to change when her weight started causing problems with her health. So she started eating a healthy diet, gave up late-night snacking, cut out alcohol, and started doing Zumba. All of her efforts came to fruition when she ended up losing a whopping 140 pounds!

SETH ROGEN – 35 POUNDS

 

Popular actor Seth Rogan is best known for his roles in romantic comedies like Knocked Up and Pineapple Express. With a net worth of $55 million, he didn’t need to worry about loans or mortgages. But what he did worry about was his weight, and finally decided to get fit when he was offered a role in The Green Hornet. With the help of his friends and trainers, Rogan went down 35 pounds. The goofy and charming guy says he intends to maintain a healthy lifestyle and his current weight.

KHLOE KARDASHIAN – 40 POUNDS

Khloe Kardashian didn’t really think her weight was ever an issue. But when she split from Lamar Odom, her ex-husband jumped right back into the dating game. This gave her a rude wake up call and led to her hiring a trainer and nutritionist, who help her follow a strict diet and workout plan. As a result, the reality star lost a total of 40 pounds. The star has a $40 million net worth to her name so she isn’t worried about finances, thanks to her investing some money in several real estate properties.

ROSIE O’DONNELL – 60 POUNDS

Rosie O’Donnell never took much notice of her health, which led to rapid weight gain. As a result of this, she suffered a massive heart attack in 2012. Doctors informed her that it had almost killed her and another would probably would. After her recovery, Rosie decided to turn things around. She got herself a therapist and trainer who guided her through her weight loss journey. Good for her, as her net worth of $120 million and multiple investments in insurance and real estate probably wouldn’t have been much use to her if she didn’t take care of her health!

CLAIRE RICHARDS – 80 POUNDS AND MORE

Claire Richards’ claim to fame came through her part in Steps, and she currently has a net worth of $500K, she can definitely use some investment money to increase her net worth. She’s had trouble with weight and body image issues for a long time. She would starve herself to achieve the “perfect thin” body, and then she would overeat and throw it all up. During certain points in her life, she’d lost as much as 50-80 pounds, which she would immediately gain back. In 2013, she made the decision to put a stop to all of it for the sake of her kids. She began to take care of herself and get healthier – and we’re glad she’s happier, physically, mentally, and financially!

PAULA DEEN – 40 POUNDS AND MORE

she knew something had to be done. As a food enthusiast, she couldn’t give up on delicious meals entirely, but she made sure to eat in moderation. She also focused on maintaining a healthier diet, invested in a treadmill and took up jogging. The celebrity chef also opened up her own restaurant recently. We’re sure she didn’t need outside investors or a business loan since she herself has a net worth of $14 million.

MO’NIQUE – 100 POUNDS

Having struggled with her weight for a long time, Mo’Nique finally lost a total of 100 pounds by taking up a bunch of different physical activities from hiking and yoga to weightlifting and boxing. She even decided to share her impressive weight loss journey with her fans to inspire those that might be facing the same struggles. Mo’Nique’s net worth of $13 million is more than enough to live a happy life free of financial worries such as mortgages and loans, and now it’s a healthy one as well!

RICKI LAKE – 30 POUNDS

Ricki Lake was the perfect person to portray the overweight teen Tracy in the 1988 film Hairspray. Even though she would forever be recognized for that role, Lake later felt like her weight was getting out of hand. She set out to lose a 100 pounds, and managed to lose 30 pounds in 2011 when she joined the reality show Dancing With the Stars. Throughout her weight loss journey, she was careful to make healthy and smart choices because she was aware that a drastic drop in weight suddenly could be very damaging to her health and body. Lake has a personal net worth of $16 million, which means she won’t need to worry about mortgages.

NATALIE PORTMAN – 20 POUNDS

Famous actress Natalie Portman has never been “fat” – even by the strictest standards – but her role in the movie Black Swan required her to lose a further 20 pounds. She achieved this through the help of a ballet trainer, a fitness trainer, and a nutritionist. It seems like all that hard work paid off because Portman ended up winning an Oscar Award for Best Lead Actress for her part in the movie! With a net worth of $60 earned from such successful movies, Natalie Portman doesn’t have to worry about loans, credit card bills, etc.

MILA KUNIS – 20 POUNDS

Co-starring alongside Natalie Portman in the movie Black Swan required Mila Kunis to lose 20 pounds as well. She set out to achieve this goal by limiting the number of calories she consumed to 1200 per day and smoking a pack of cigarettes daily. At the end of it, she weighed just 95 pounds – which isn’t entirely unhealthy for a woman of her stature. Once filming ended, the actress decided to gain back 25 pounds. Her net worth of $65 million investment money allows her to live very comfortably – now and after she’s retirement too!

DR. DRE – 50 POUNDS

One of the legends of the music industry is Dr. Dre, who rose to fame in the ‘80s. Like most rappers, he lived a lavish lifestyle – and an unhealthy one at that. His diet would consist mostly of alcohol, sweets, and other unhealthy foods. The effects of such a lifestyle began catching up to him, so in 2000, he decided to make some changes. As a result of eating only healthy foods, giving up fatty foods, and taking up weightlifting, he ended up losing 50 pounds. The star is worth $800 million currently, and continues to live a life free of health issues without having to worry about loans or mortgages.

TOM ARNOLD – 187 POUNDS

 

Tom Arnold starred on the TV show Roseanne and later became married to the actress that plays the lead, Roseanna Barr. He’d never took much notice of his health, but when his son, Jax, was born in 2013, he decided to make some changes in his lifestyle so he’d be able to run around with and be more actively present in the little one’s life. Arnold set out to lose some weight by taking up a gym membership and hiring a trainer – and he made a jaw-dropping transformation at the end of it where he was 187 pounds lighter! With a net worth of $30 million, Arnold’s son has an investment account until he graduates from college.

50 CENT – 60 POUNDS

JOHN GOODMAN – 100 POUNDS

 

An addiction to late-night snacking and sugary foods was the ticket to an unhealthy lifestyle for John Goodman. With the number on the scale increasing uncomfortably high, Goodman recruited a fitness coach and took up online classes with the help of his friend in order to lose weight. He also avoided alcohol completely, and has managed to keep it that way till now. Through such efforts, the actor has lost a 100 pounds and plans to continue with his healthy habits.

CHAKA KAHN

Chaka Kahn’s amazing voice made her one of the most talented and popular singers of the 70’s. However, she had never really paid attention to her health, the effects of which seemed to have caught up to her very recently. Not only did all that unhealthy eating and drinking start affecting how she looked, she was also diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. The singer has since made healthier lifestyle choices such as working out, taking online classes and switching to a vegan diet which has helped her lose some weight as well.

ARETHA FRANKLIN – 85 POUNDS

As one of the most iconic singers of the 60’s, Aretha Franklin had a voice to remember. She had a very successful career, but one of the negative side effects of it was that she never got enough sleep. This took a toll on her health and she ended up undergoing a series of surgeries in 2010. Afterward, she made commitments to work out, take online classes and eat healthier. This helped her get back in shape but she was getting older and there was only so much she could do. The singer died in 205 due to pancreatic cancer.

FERN BRITTON

Fern Britton is a regular feature on channels like BBC and ITV where she often encourages her viewers to eat healthy and exercise. But in 2006, Britton herself had to undergo a gastric band surgery. Although she’d faced backlash from her fans who felt like she’d taken the easy way out rather checking exercise through online classes, the surgery was essential because she had been facing issues with her health. After her recovery, a now barely recognizable Fern Britton starred in the TV show Strictly Come Dancing.

AL ROKER – 150 POUNDS

Al Roker has struggled with his weight ever since he was a young man. In 1990, he underwent a gastric bypass surgery that helped him go from weighing 340 pounds to 190 pounds. Although he’d managed to maintain his new weight afterward, he slipped up when his mother died in 2008. After gaining about 40 pounds, Roker once again decided to lose weight with the help of online classes. He has also written about his unique weight loss journey so that others in a similar situation to his might be inspired.

OPRAH – 30 POUNDS AND MORE

Oprah is one of the most famous and influential women in the world, but her busy schedule also meant that she didn’t have time to focus on exercise of healthy eating. At some point in her life, she decided to change things around. By joining Weight Watchers, the television host managed to lose about 30 pounds and has maintained a healthy lifestyle ever since.

ADAM RICHMAN – 70 POUNDS

It’s no wonder that a man who gained fame through a show called Man vs. Food where he had to eat gigantic plates of greasy junk food was overweight. But Adan Richman decided to turn things around and leave his former persona in the past. Through the help of a team of trainers, doctors, online classes and nutritionist, he set out to lose weight and get fit so he could lead a healthy lifestyle. He went down 70 pounds and was even featured on Cosmopolitan UK thanks to his new figure!

SHARON OSBOURNE – 100 POUNDS

Sharon Osbourne has always been a lover of all things sweet and sugary, but her health got so out of hand that she ended up with a gastric bypass surgery in 1999. She lost 100 pounds through the procedure but was unfortunately left with a whole host of new health issues that prevented her from eating and working out. Still, determined to turn her lifestyle around, she took up a gym membership, taking online classes and started eating in moderation.

LIZ TORRES – UNDECLARED

When the Gilmore Girls reboot hit Netflix, everyone’s favorite dance teacher Miss Patty looked a little different than fans of the show remembered. Of course, it wasn’t a different actress but Liz Torres herself – only several pounds lighter! The now 71-year old is reported to have undergone gastric bypass surgery, although she has not confirmed this. Her newer, slimmer figure has also helped her land a role in the upcoming movie, Chick Flick, which will inevitable gather good credit reports.

JANELLE BROWN – UNDECLARED

Janelle Brown was quite visibly overweight when she appeared on the reality show, Sister Wives, but she has since gone through a dramatic transformation. Brown attributes a healthy diet and a host of physical activities as the reason for her new appearance, and you can read all about it on her blog, Strive With Janelle. Janelle Brown lives comfortably without worrying about finances, thanks to her many investments and projects. She’s also a New York Times bestselling author, having published several books, including Watch Me Disappear. Her essays have also been featured on leading publications.

THERESA CAPUTO – 30 POUNDS

53-year old Theresa Caputo is best known for her work as a medium on the reality show Long Island Medium. She had been struggling with controlling her weight for a long time when she finally managed to turn things around for the better – and ended up losing 30 pounds in the process! According to her, the secret to her transformation was a proper diet and regular exercise. Now, the television personality looks so much better with her new weight. Truly, self-care and making yourself healthy is always a good investment.

MIA KHALIFA- UNDECLARED

Mia Khalifa is best known for being an adult movie star and a social media personality, two jobs that obsessively focus on a person’s body and appearance. Although she fits in perfectly with her hourglass figure now, she revealed that she was overweight as a teenager by posting side-by-side before and after photos.

Talking about her weight loss journey, she said, “Life is about balance. For me, it’s balancing my passion and love for food with my health,” she said. The star has said that she loves to eat, but balances is out by exercising a lot. In her own words: “work hard, eat carbs.” With someone as health-conscious as her, she surely has an insurance policy to cover her needs.

TERESA GUIDICE – UNDECLARED

Best known for starring in the reality show The Real Housewives of New Jersey, Teresa Guidice is also a fitness competitor and a New York Times bestseller of cookbooks. The foodie ended up in jail for a year for fraud, so she had the help of a lawyer at the time. She was focused on her health even during this time. She tried her best to avoid carbs and ate healthy meals like fiber-filled oatmeal and protein-packed chhicken salad. She also did yoga and worked out thrice a day while behind bars – now that’s dedication!

AMBER RILEY – UNREVEALED

Best known for her stint as Mercedes in the Fox drama Glee, Amer Riley has never been “slim” but has always loved her body. But when her weight began causing problems with her health, the 33-year old was advised by her doctor to lose weight.

While her doctor suggested a gastric bypass surgery, the actress refused, choosing to go about it the traditional way. She thinks it will be proper money management if she follows these natural methods. She says fast food was her main issue, so she began by dieting and exercising regularly. “I decided I was going to make a change and eat healthier,” she said. She’s currently 2 dress sizes down, but she’s still going strong!

TYRA BANKS – 30 POUNDS

Even though Tyra Banks is one of the most famous supermodels in the world, she’s always been a champion of body positivity and cared very less about what others said about her. She told Shape magazine that she hadn’t worked out for months even tough she was gaining weight. But when she seemed to have put on a bit too much weight, she decided to pay more attention to it in order to maintain a healthy life. She hired a personal trainer and nutritionist who helped her map out a work out plan and healthy diet. Just like having insurance, having a group of functional nutritionists is a big help for celebrities like Banks.

PEREZ HILTON – 70 POUNDS

Perez Hilton is a man who became famous by talking about other famous people. While he’s had plenty to say about the lives of several celebrities, his own choices came under public scrutiny when he gained a lot of weight and subsequently lost most of it. While many suspected that the 41-year old had had liposuction, he insisted that there hadn’t been anything other than proper diet and exercise.

“We did it naturally! The healthy way! The painful way! The slow and steady way! Over FIVE years,” he wrote on his blog. “No surgery! No drugs! No gimmicks! No shortcuts!” Having lost over 70 pounds, the blogger says that he intends to follow through with his new lifestyle where he eats healthier, exercises, and walks at least 30 minutes per day.

MIRANDA LAMBERT – 25 POUNDS

Country music singer Miranda Lambert is one of Blake Shelton’s ex-wives. In 2016, she released her sixth album, The Weight of These Wings. This was when she decided to shed a few pounds. While Lambert was offered a promotion deal by a weight loss company to try their 40-pound diet plan, she turned it down saying she wasn’t intending on losing that much weight – after all, she was only a size 8.

For Lambert, her decision was as much about getting into a healthier routine as it was about losing weight. She turned her dislike of vegetables around and started enjoying them. She also gave up on fad diets that never seemed to work and took up exercise – although she hadn’t been keen on it earlier, she began enjoying it and even took up circuit trainer with the help of a trainer. She’s probably got health insurance policy, but with her healthier approach to life, she’s probably not going to need it!

JONAH HILL – 40 POUNDS

Popular actor Jonah Hill is known for his bubbly personality and comedic timing. But when he had seemed to gain a dangerous amount of weight, his doctor suggested a gastric sleeve surgery. Hill decided not to opt for the $23,000 procedure – saving his credit, no doubt – and chose to loose weight the traditional way.

He hired a nutritionist who helped him follow a strict diet plan and took up physical activities such as Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, which he would train at for four to five times a week. Talking about his 40 pound weight loss in an interview, the comedian said, “At 35, I try and get over the stuff that made me feel weak and insecure as a teenager.”

JENNIFER ELLISON – 28 POUNDS

Jennifer Ellison is another actress who’s had some trouble with weight management. Finally, the 38-year old actress decided to give the Cambridge diet, where one would follow a strict diet plan that would limit the number of calories consumed to just 800 per day, a shot. Lucky for her, it worked!

As a result of the diet, Ellison lost a total of 28 pounds and has gone down from a size 18 to a size 10. The television personality showed off her new body on Instagram, mentioning that it was “measurement day”. “So proud to say I’ve lost a further massive 6.5 inches of body fat in a month,” she also wrote. She’s also lost 27 inches of waist size, and says she feels fabulous but still has a long way to go in achieving her ideal weight.

ANTHONY ANDERSON – 47 POUNDS

Popular actor, comedian, writer and game show host Anthony Anderson was a foodie who loved to eat anything and everything. But when he was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes mellitus, he knew things needed to change. Much like most others on this list, he went about losing weight by adhering to a healthy diet and taking up regular exercise. His efforts paid off! Not only did he lose 47 pounds and looks fantastic, the comedian says he also feels better. He’s probably also learned the importance of a good insurance plan, thanks to his health scare!

MICHAEL MOORE – 70 POUNDS

Michael Moore decided to take a slightly different approach to losing weight than most of the other celebrities we talked about. Instead of taking up exercise, he just focused on his diet and starting moving around a bit more than usual. He’d eat fiber-heavy foods, at least 35 grams per day, and avoid carbs as much as possible. The filmmaker also enrolled in a weight loss spa, the Pritkin Longevity Center and Spa, that cost him $4,500 per week!

According to him, all overweight people have 3 things in common: 1. they drink soda, which stops them from losing weight, 2. they sleep less than seven hours per day, and 3. they never eat, which they believe will help them lose weight (but of course, it doesn’t).

RACHEL FREDERICKSON – 155 POUNDS

Rachel Frederickson emerged the 2014 winner of the reality show, The Biggest Loser, having gone down to 105 pounds from 260 pounds – that’s a 155 pound loss! “When I stood on stage at the live finale, I had never felt stronger. I had accomplished everything I wanted to do. I was extremely proud of myself,” she said.

Following this, she gained a bit of criticism for putting on 20 pounds again but has said she isn’t worried as that was her ideal weight – and we think she deserves credit for maintaining a healthy lifestyle and body.

MISSY ELLIOTT – 70 POUNDS

With a net worth of $50 million, successful rapper Missy Elliot has little to worry about in the way of money and loans. But she has faced her share of health issues as well, which included being overweight. To combat this, Elliot gave up drinking soda and eating bread, which were major achievements for her. This, along with maintaining a proper diet and exercise regimen helped her lose an impressive 70 pounds.

The singer was diagnosed with Grave’s disease, an autoimmune disease that affects the thyroid, in 2008. One of the side effects of the conditions includes weight loss. Speaking about the illness, she said, “You live with it for the rest of your life.” The condition forced her to make some major lifestyle changes, and she took a hiatus from 2008 to 2011 to properly deal with it. Now she’s back and looks better than ever, and says she maintains a balanced daily diet to stay healthy.

CHARLES BARKLEY – 40 POUNDS

Basketball star Charles Barkley is probably not someone you’d imagine as being overweight, but the 56-year old missed a lot of sports training which caused him to pack on the pounds. Thankfully, he managed to get the situation under control before it went too far. He took up a weight loss program with a detailed diet and fitness training to lose 40 pounds. The secret to his success: vegetables!

“I’ve eaten more vegetables this summer than I have in my last 50 years of life. And they suck, just for the record,” he said while talking about his diet. “You have to eat a lot of vegetables. They don’t taste good, but I had to look at the big picture and be healthy.”

BRITNEY SPEARS – 4 POUNDS

Watching Britney Spears parade around in a schoolgirl uniform singing “hit me baby, one more time” you’d never imagine she’s struggled with her weight. But the singer did put on a little too much weight for her liking as she grew older, as most of us often do. But the 37-year old has been very public about her desire to lose weight and stay fit.

She’s also spoken a lot about her “food chart” that extensively lists all the foods that one would need to eat to help with problems ranging from diabetes and high blood pressure to arthritis. She even showed it off on Instagram! Spears has said that she regularly enjoys a variety of fruits and vegetables that help her lose weight, along with proper exercise, of course. It looks like Spears should get a nutritionist degree with her knowledge.

JASON SEGEL – 35 POUNDS

Jason Segel’s most famous role might have been on the show How I Met Your Mother, but the actor went through a pretty dramatic transformation for another one of his roles. The president of Universal Pictures, Ron Mayer, actually requested that Segel slim down when he was cast in the movie, The Five Year Engagement. The 39-year old then lost 35 pound with the help of a trainer, who helped him follow a strict diet and guided him through 2 workouts daily. Segel could also use online classes in dieting if it is still needed.

MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY – 38 POUNDS

When Matthew McConaughey was cast in the movie Dallas Buyer’s Club, his character was an HIV/AIDS victim. Naturally, such a character would look thin and sickly. While the latter of those could be handled with make up, he needed to also lose quite a bit of weight. Following a regimen of 90% diet and 10% cardio, he managed to lose 38 pounds.

Unfortunately, such drastic and sudden weight loss affected his health as well, having caused his muscles and organs to actually shrink! Thankfully, he gained the weight back once the movie finished filming. Apparently, he was craving a cheeseburger – which is no surprise! With actors putting their health on the line like this for their career, they’ll need to have a sound health insurance policy.