When we fall in love with celebrities, it’s usually because of how they look. Sure, their talents are impressive, but their looks are part of their brand. Whenever a singer drops a new music video or an actor appears in a new film, their fans know exactly what they’ll see. At least, most of the time.
We say “most of the time” because there are some celebs who dramatically change their appearance via weight loss. You might have become a fan back when they were pleasantly plump, but these are the celebs who drop so many pounds that they become nearly unrecognizable. And no matter how talented they are, their fans can’t help but wonder if they’ll ever return to their old looks (and old sizes) again.
Who are we talking about, and did your own fave celeb make the list? Keep reading to discover the most jaw-dropping celebrity weight loss transformations!
Chrissy Metz
Chrissy Metz is best known as the plus-sized star of This Is Us. However, she turned that plus into quite the minus when she dropped a whopping 100 pounds. Perhaps the only thing more impressive than weight loss is her motivation to do so.
As she told the Daily Mail, “I want to age the best way that I can, and I want to be strong.” That’s quite literal, as strength training was a major part of her weight loss journey. And from where we’re standing, we can only hope to age as gracefully and beautifully as Chrissy Metz!
Lizzo
Lizzo is one of the celebs who was never shy about being a bigger woman. In fact, she embraced her extra pounds as a part of what made her so captivatingly lovely. That changed back in 2023, when the singer began what she called her “weight release journey.”
How’s that journey going? While the famous musician never mentioned exactly how many pounds she had lost, she confirmed in early 2025 that she had reached her goal weight. Honestly, we hope we can be even half as successful on our own weight release journey!
Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Clarkson has been in the public eye longer than most musicians, which means her iconic face has been burned into the brains of multiple generations. Her iconic body, however, has had a few changes over the years, ones that come with a big secret.
You see, Clarkson has very obviously lost weight and is looking freakin’ fabulous. But she has been cagey about both how much weight she has lost and how she has done it, simply confirming that she used something other than Ozempic. No matter how she did it, we salute the singer-turned-television host on her achievement!
Adele
It’s an open secret that most celebs lose weight out of vanity. That’s not a bad thing, really…when your career involves looking good, weight will always be (ahem) “heavy” on your mind. However, Adele managed to shed over 100 pounds for a very different reason: her mental health.
As she revealed to Vogue, “I realized that when I was working out, I didn’t have any anxiety. It was never about losing weight,” she said. “I thought, If I can make my body physically strong, and I can feel that and see that, then maybe one day I can make my emotions and my mind physically strong.”
Khloé Kardashian
Khloé Kardashian is part of one of the most famous families in the entire world. As such, her appearance has always been the subject of serious scrutiny. Fortunately for the reality TV star, she gave herself the best post-divorce present ever: a killer new body.
After her split from Lamar Odom, she lost 40 pounds. In addition to looking great, she also used her weight loss as an opportunity to encourage healthy habits. She admitted that she tried countless fad diets and would have embraced Ozempic if it had been invented, but she feels like everyone should ditch those pounds the old-fashioned way: through better diet and exercise.
Rebel Wilson
Perhaps no other celebrity has had the stigma of being overweight attached to her so firmly as Rebel Wilson. After all, she became famous mostly for the Pitch Perfect movies in which she played a character known as “Fat Amy.” In a very direct way, her fame was attached to the idea that she was very overweight compared to skinnier stars such as Ana Kendrick.
However, “very overweight” is now the last way anyone would describe Rebel Wilson, and it’s all thanks to her desire to have kids. The movie star revealed to People that her fertility doctor told her back in 2019 that she’d have a better chance of having babies if she lost weight. After getting over thinking the doc was “so rude,” she realized he was right and commenced losing weight. And after ditching 80 pounds, she gave birth to a beautiful baby daughter in 2022.