The Best Celebrity Weight Loss Transformations Of 2020
While many people under the stress of the pandemic packed on the pounds, there were some people who beared down and did the work to transform their bodies. They left the couch and Netflix, at least for a little while, and focused on making their health a priority. There were celebrities who changed their diets (one went full-on vegan and saw serious weight-loss results), stepped up their level of activity, and received the support of friends and family to be able to shed some pounds. If you need some motivation to take your own fitness journey to the next level in 2021, hit the flip to be inspired by celebrities who started and ended the year looking and feeling their best.
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Jazmine Sullivan
The beloved singer said she decided to slim down not only to support her mother during a health crisis by going vegan, but also because she felt it was time for her to lose a few pounds. While there were people who said she lost too much weight, she made it clear that she felt great after shedding 50 pounds.
“My goal was to support my mother through her battle with cancer by going vegan with her and, in turn, it helped me as well. And I feel really good,” she said. “I have a lot of things to work on in my journey and I’m not nearly the model for health and fitness…But I’m trying. And I’ll continue to do so with my momma! Bless y’all. Love y’all. Stop talking about people.”
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Tiffany Haddish
The star revealed that she was down 40 pounds after deciding to overhaul her life.
“I lost 40 pounds. I’ve been working out and eating right and getting my little life together,” she said. “I’m not gonna lie to you, my knees was hurting a lot in 2019. I was carrying a lot of things around, a lot of weight, unnecessary weight, a lot of unnecessary hurt. Just a lot of things. I had to let all that go — a lot of mental hurt. A lot of things. I let a lot of that go. I was carrying a lot of hair. I let that go. But I just really wanted to see my scalp on that one. I ain’t gonna lie.”
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Toya Bush-Harris
The Married to Medicine star has quietly shed weight, so much weight to some fans that they’ve commented saying she doesn’t need to lose another pound. Harris first started losing weight in 2019, saying she was having success thanks to “Working Out!!! Eating Right!!!” One of her favorite forms of activity is playing tennis. She committed to taking better care of her health, to eat better and do better.
“I am going to embrace my curves!!!” she said in 2019. “Not hide my Big ol Butt and Continue to hit the Gym, eat healthy, but Love Me For ME!!!!”
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Cassie
In the summer, Cassie revealed that after having daughter Frankie, 1, she lost 60 pounds after a rocky fitness journey. After finding out that she had postpartum thyroiditis, the beauty changed her diet and was finally able to drop the pounds and keep them off.
“Whatever your goals are, choose to be healthy,” she wrote. “For me, this is what it looks like when I’m taking care of myself. This is what healthy looks like for me. It’s not about being thin or muscular or whatever people have in their minds as looking ‘healthy.’ Health comes in all shapes and sizes, it’s different for everyone. Health is a peace of mind.”
It’s good to know she has found a healthy way that works for her to get rid of the baby weight, because she just revealed that she’s already expecting her second child.
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Kym Whitley
After joining WW (Weight Watchers) this year, the hilarious actress lost more than 26 pounds during the pandemic and feels fantastic.
“When I’m able to put on a dress and I don’t have to put on a Spanx or some kind of girdle support and I just put it on, you feel good. You feel better,” she said. “I run up the steps now. My back feels better, my knees, too. I have more energy. I can do stuff with my son. You start thinking, ‘You know what? I want to do more.’ You can control you. You are the boss. That’s why it makes people feel so good, because I did this. I did this for me. I can control it. You can’t wait for nobody else to do it.”
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Tokyo Vanity
We can’t tell you why Love and Hip Hop Atlanta‘s Tokyo Vanity scrapped all of the workout videos and before and after images from her Instagram page, but that doesn’t change the fact that earlier this year, she put in some serious work in the gym and lost more than 30 pounds. She joked that working up a sweat was “ghetto” but worth it while encouraging her fans to get up and get moving.
“Again, this gym sh-t is ghetto as f–k,” she said. “But if I did not go today, ain’t gon’ make it tomorrow. It’s a new day. Get in the gym.”
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Brittany B
The Love and Hip Hop Hollywood cast member shared at the top of the year that she had worked hard in the last few months of 2019 to get healthy.
“Health has become a huge part of my life this last quarter and I’m super excited to get more active in the fitness/health world. Yes, some women get surgery and some women work out. I applaud them both because regardless of the method they decided to make a change for themselves for the better. As long as you’re happy with yourself & love yourself that’s all that matters.”
“One of my resolutions is to get in the best physical shape possible this year. (While dropping amazing music & visuals),” she added. “You can do ANYTHING you put your mind to! The word for 2020 is EXECUTION. INVEST IN YOURSELF ALL 2020.”
Again, we’re not sure why she also deleted the before and after video of herself after her hard work, but she did look great! You can see her slimmer figure at the 1:01 mark below:
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Nicki Minaj
Now before she welcomed her son into the world, Nicki Minaj shared that she lost weight after choosing to eat a healthier diet and work out with her husband, Kenneth Petty. Fans noticed the rapper had leaned out and looked great.
“I was trying to do this diet and I kept putting it off. I didn’t think I could have the discipline in what I ate,” she said in February. “Once my mind was committed to it, my body committed to it.”
She didn’t share how much she lost or her goal weight, but at the time, Minaj said, “I’m still 20 pounds away from my goal weight.”
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Erica Mena (& Safaree)
The couple who works out together stays together — petty social media disputes be damned.
After delivering their daughter Safire in February, Mena worked hard to drop the baby weight, and Safaree supported by working hard to tighten up, too. During quarantine, they stayed active, hitting their home gym. As Safaree put it, “Fitness & health is life! DON’T LET STAYING HOME detour you from working your mind body & soul‼️”
The couple showed off their results (and yes, Safaree went ahead and showed off something else too…) together below. They both look fantastic, don’t they?
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Ciara
After giving birth to her third child in July, son Win Wilson, Ciara became a WW ambassador and hit the gym as soon as she could. Less than two months after delivering her son, she’d already lost 20 pounds with the help of hard work (and probably breastfeeding, too).
“Here’s the deal. It’s the top of the week, and I’m at 185…I’ve lost 20 pounds since the baby,” she said in September. “And my goal this week is to lose four pounds. I want to say five because I am determined. But I’ll say four pounds. That’s the goal I’m setting for myself. The scale said 185 today, so we’ll see where we are at the end of the week. But I’m just saying, let’s get it! It’s Monday!”
The picture above is from the American Music Awards in late November, so as you can see, her hard work has been paying off.
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Andra Day
For the record, Andra Day has never been big. Perhaps it was the big hair and the early career clothing choices that made people think she had more weight on her than she actually did. Whatever it was, she’s moved away from all that and put on some muscle. That was super evident when she appeared at the Soul Train Awards in November with her abs showing in a midriff-baring top — a different look for the beauty. Perhaps she wanted to get a little lean and very strong for her work in the upcoming biopic The United States vs. Billie Holiday, in which she plays the legendary title character. Or maybe she just wanted to change it up a little bit. Either way, we need your diet and workout regimen, Andra!
